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The chapter argues that the neoliberal reforms called for the re-emergence of the multiparty democracy system, claiming it represents its agenda of promoting individual freedom by reducing political power on the citizens. The importance of this system is that it presents checks and balances in the political realm, against the dictatorial tendencies of some of the leaders. This system brings back the aspect of political freedom and safeguards various individual human rights. The multiparty democratic method is, therefore, selected as a crucial hub of the ongoing neoliberal reforms meant at controlling political power and socialist tendencies (majority power) and promoting individual freedom.
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Popper, K. R. (1945). The Open Society and Its Enemies. Volume I: The Spell of Plato. London: Routledge.
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Philosophers such as Chantal Mouffe and Irish young have all questioned the traditional conception of democracy. Note that even Aristotle was not comfortable with this traditional conception given that it ignored the importance of reasoning. It is as if whatever the society wanted was considered as fine.
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The centrality of the constitution explains why it was amended to introduce elements that express the views of the neoliberals.
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She was afraid that if she is going to win this may cause difficulties in the country as the others parties will also refute to acknowledge the results as genuine.
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The concept was used in the modern world by Hegel to refer to the civilian society which was fundament in transformation in the capitalist-based relations in the society. This idea was later taken by the philosophy of Alexis Tocqueville.
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The term Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) refer to organization that including nongovernmental organizations, community groups, faith-based organizations, trade unions, informal groups (those without constitutions and boards). The term also encompasses individual activists, including online activists, artists, and writers and human rights defenders, who normally act in the public sphere to advance or defend a viewpoint that others (A Report on CSO Engagement with the Development Effectiveness Agenda in Malawi [2013, 2]: http://www.ccic.ca/_files/en/what_we_do/2014_02_20_Malawi_Case_Study.pdf).
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Kayange, G.M. (2020). Capitalist Multiparty Democracy Reforms. In: Capitalism and Freedom in African Political Philosophy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44360-3_6
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