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General Conclusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2020

Mireille Razafindrakoto
Affiliation:
French Institute for Research for Sustainable Development
François Roubaud
Affiliation:
French Institute for Research for Sustainable Development
Jean-Michel Wachsberger
Affiliation:
Université de Lille
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The general conclusion wraps up the main findings of the book highlighting its innovative approach to considering how Madagascar functions in order to understand the country’s trajectory since independence. It investigates the hybrid nature of contemporary Malagasy society, a mix of external and internal influences in fateful combination (a chimera), despite the conclusion that endogenous dynamics are leading the dance. Drawing on the most recent trends, the chapter elaborates three potential scenarios for the years to come. Chaos is not the least probable. The second is the road to a more positive societal change, by establishing sustainable coalitions among elites and more organised top-down patron-client system. This scenario would establish a stable social order, but would mean the abandonment of the democratic process. The third scenario called democratic consolidation would be achieved by means of an inclusive social, political and economic dynamic. Perhaps the most ambitious, it would build on Madagascar most positive assets: the institutional capacity for regulation demonstrated in the past, the taboo on violence and the democratic aspirations of the population. The only avenue is for Madagascar to consolidate countervailing institutions and develop intermediary bodies, and giving more voice to the people.

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Puzzle and Paradox
A Political Economy of Madagascar
, pp. 233 - 245
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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