The Westminster Model in Uganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4778863 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey F Engholm (Makerere University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1963 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 468-487 |
| Publication date | 1963-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7020 • E-ISSN: 2052-465X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002070206301800404 |
| OpenAlex | W2326369299, W4255831055 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
export of English parliamentary institutions to the former British colonial possessions in Africa is a familiar theme. In recent years, prognostications have become gloomier over their ability to survive the complex of pressures arising in the and fields. In particular, the trend towards one-party states is felt by many to point the way to the future, since it appears to be the most successful institutional means of releasing and harnessing the energies of peoples hitherto the passive victims of colonial paternalism. The impact of the African personality, self-help nation building, democracy, welfare-statism and charismatic leadership have produced a heady brew which is difficult to contain within the confines of institutional arrangements designed for the slower pace of colonial governments. A tincture of ideology and a heavy dose of planning combine to produce such imperatives of action on an Nkrumah or Sekou Toure that the free expression of views arising from different groups and traditions is largely eliminated. Politics is suborbinated to the exigencies of mass approval for the national plan. In Uganda, it is just possible that the existing two-party system will survive sufficiently long to consolidate itself and thus demonstrate to other African countries the value and workability of a regime allowing for the open discussion of objectives and issues. A viable alternative to those countries engaged in mobilizing the masses is badly needed. It will be contended in this article that the particular style of cabinet government which has so far prevailed in Uganda is fundamental for the future survival of the National Assembly as the central organ of a political as opposed to an economic or social regime. Implicit in this argument is the assumption that parliamentary government is sufficiently flexible to cope
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| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2022 (40) |
| Highly cited | No |