We praise democracy most of the time, but we practice it as if we had accepted every argument against it, as if we believed it must depress the level of culture and of public life
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Ian TaylorIan Taylor is senior lecturer in international relations at the University of St. Andrews. He is the author of China and Africa: Engagement and Compromise (Routledge, 2006) Recent articlesChina's African rise: the democracy dimension A major China-Africa forum in Beijing signals an emerging economic and political relationship of profound global significance. But, asks Ian Taylor, is China's role in Africa compatible with the continent's search for human rights and better governance? |
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