POLS 452 Study Guide - Thabo Mbeki, Doughnut, Niger River
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Nepad- new partnership for africa"s development frmr president thabo mbeki (s. africa) more aid in exchange for accountability. billion- from g8 (world"s biggest economy) democratic accountability, development, crack down on corruption. Peer review mechanism- group of heads of state who call out fellow leaders for dictatorial behavior. 2 leaders called into question- bashir (sudan) and mugabe (zimbabwe) worry in africa with aid cuts for iraq and afghanistan aid to africa from the west down 48% in 1990s cold war funding evaporates. France pledged to up aid by 50% over next 10 years. 1500 miles to nairobi/johannesburg same size as rhode island per capita income in . 28% mixed race, 52% s. asian (hindu), 17% s. asian (muslim), 3% chinese. Parliament elects prime minister, and best loser political system (31 seats- 23 won outright, 8 to match ethnicity of country) relatively high tech export-based economy. West part of the world grows at . 5%
