Detail The Man who Tried to Make Dictatorship Acceptable; Ethiopia's Prime Minister   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 404 no. 8799 (Aug. 2012), page 37-38. Topik: Prime Ministers; Dictators; Deaths Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.73 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel The death of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's prime minister, on August 20th reveals much about the country he created. Details of his ill health remained a secret until the end. A short broadcast on state television, late by a day, informed Ethiopians that their "visionary leader" of the past 21 years was gone. He died of an unspecified "sudden infection" somewhere abroad. No further information was given. In the two months since the prime minister's last public appearance the only Ethiopian newspaper that reported his illness was pulped, its office closed, and its editor arrested. Further details of Mr Meles's death surfaced only when an EU official confirmed that he died in a Brussels hospital. Where others wasted development aid, Ethiopia put it to work. Over the past decade GDP has grown by 10.6% a year, according to the World Bank, double the average in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. The share of Ethiopians living in extreme poverty--those on less than 60 cents a day--has fallen from 45% when Mr Meles took power to just under 30%. Lacking large-scale natural resources, the government has boosted manufacturing and agriculture. Exports have risen sharply. A string of hydroelectric dams now under construction is expected to give the economy a further boost in the coming years. The flipside of the Meles record is authoritarianism. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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