Benin’s transitional government and pluralism
A Beninese politician and former World Bank official. He became transitional prime minister after the 1990 National Conference and defeated Kérékou in the 1991 presidential election. He led the transition from the socialist regime, rather than founding it.
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State and economic-policy context
A Beninese politician and former World Bank official. He became transitional prime minister after the 1990 National Conference and defeated Kérékou in the 1991 presidential election. He led the transition from the socialist regime, rather than founding it.
Public enterprises provided investment instruments but also burdened public finances and banks. Trade with Nigeria, export structure and administrative capacity shaped the crisis. Adjustment in 1989 and the National Conference in 1990 linked economic and political transition.