Democracy and Good Governance in PB Mayega’s ‘The People’s Schoolmaster’

dc.contributor.authorMwaifuge, Eliah S.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-20T20:31:47Z
dc.date.available2016-09-20T20:31:47Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis essay uses P.B. Mayega’s The People’s Schoolmaster, which exposes the true face of democracy in many African countries. The essay focuses on Mayega’s fictional account because fiction in Africa tends to paint a more realistic picture about democracy in Africa. It is commonly accepted that democracy and good governance are necessary development tools, whether in a developed or developing country. Whereas there is ample evidence in the Western world to illustrate that this democratic principle does actually work when put into practice, in developing countries, especially in Africa, evidence on the ground demonstrates otherwise. Though many African countries profess and market themselves as democratic nations, they fail to implement democratic principles. The kind of democracy practiced in many African countries is largely symbolic and cosmetic and stifles rather than promote democratic principles.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3743
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJOAAGen_US
dc.titleDemocracy and Good Governance in PB Mayega’s ‘The People’s Schoolmaster’en_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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