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This 13 page paper discusses the transitional problems of emerging democracies, exampling Ghana and Nigeria as they struggle to maintain a democratic government. Examples are given, numerous experts cited, studies and surveys utilized. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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ruthless regimes, and has seen such countries as Ghana and Nigeria begin to reconstruct their countries. This process of moving into statehood has encompassed both internal changes and external influences,
which all new statehoods are now experiencing. Ghana and Nigeria are but examples of how the influence of global powers can begin to shape the internal affairs of a nation.
Consider what globalization means to countries who only decades ago had scant means to supply themselves and their people with the basics, such as food, shelter, and clothing. The big
question becomes, when studying an emerging state is whether globalization influenced the internal changes, or merely provided the supportive framework after the internal change had already begun. However, one could
make the accurate statement that with the advent of such advanced communications between nations, the boundaries have been blurred. National boundaries have traditionally served several purposes in the past. First
they were able to draw distinct lines which separated or included certain individuals in a participation in various decisions which affected their community, and in essence this is one of
the hallmarks of a democracy, to determine the course of ones own life and community. But what if those boundaries go beyond the immediate community and instead stretch beyond even
national barriers? This could well be the effect that we are seeing in Ghana and Nigeria. Ghana lies in the western part of Africa, near the equator. Ghana was one
of those countries blessed with British colonization and was formerly known as the Gold Coast because of its large quantities of gold that were mined. Ghana was the first to
declare its independence from Britain in 1957, but it has been struggling, it can be said, ever since(Republic of Ghana, 2002). This country has survived at least four various regimes
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