Synopsis
In a continent often associated with civil wars, malnutrition, and corruption, Trade Unions and the Coming of Democracy in Africa uniquely tells of the preeminent role that African trade unions played in ousting dictatorships and bringing democracy to many African countries in the 1990s and 2000s. It relates how democratic trade unions in South Africa, Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Senegal, Niger, and Namibia were critical in launching democratic changes through persistent strikes and demonstrations.