South Africa: Entering the Post-Mandela Era
Post-apartheid South Africa’s democratic quest resembles a good thriller–just as the plot seems clear, a twist appears in the tale.
October 1999
Volume 10, Issue 4
Southeast Asia After the Crisis
Debating Democracy Assistance
Exploring Globalization
Review of The Lexus and the Olive Tree, by Thomas L. Friedman.
Election Watch
Reports on elections in Indonesia, Kuwait, Malawi, and Venezuela.
Documents on Democracy
Excerpts from: the “Sana’a Declaration” and remarks by Yemeni prime minister Abdul Karim Al-Eryani from the Emerging Democracies Forum; Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri’s remarks; remarks from South African president Thabo Mbeki; the “Rio de Janiero Declaration.”
News and Notes
Lane Kirkland (1922-99); Emerging Democracies Forum; Democracy Forum for East Asia; CIVITAS World Congress; Spanish Commission to Support Democracy Fund; World Movement for Democracy: Report on NED’s International Forum.