%0 Journal Article
%T Technocracy and Democracy: The Challenges to Development in Africa
%A FEA Owakah
%A RD Aswani
%J Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya
%D 2009
%I Philosophical Association of Kenya (PAK)
%X In this paper, we argue that the future of development in Africa lies in the shift from democracy in the conventional sense to technocracy, where the role of the expert is recognized and appreciated. We set out by presenting conceptualizations of democracy and technocracy. Thereafter, we highlight the challenge posed by the demands of the information society to traditional concepts of democracy.
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/tp/article/view/46308