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Africa's Economic Crisis
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African development dilemmas research
Africa’s Economic Crisis
Afro-Marxist Regime
Aili Mari Tripp
america
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Carl G. Rosberg
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Catherine Boone
civil
Civil Society
civil society transformation
Colonial Administration
conference
Contemporary African Politics
Crawford Young
Dominant Class Elements
Donald Rothchild
economic reform strategies
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Eritrean People's Liberation Front
Eritrean People’s Liberation Front
ethnic conflict analysis
FIS
Import Strangulation
International Monetary Fund
Ivory Coast
Jeffrey Herbst
John Ravenhill
Larry Diamond
latin
Michael Bratton
Naomi Chazan
national
Neopatrimonial Regimes
Nicolas van de Walle
Nigerian Politics
Party
Patron Client Relations
Pearl T. Robinson
Peter P. Ekeh
political participation gender
Political Parties
Polyarchic Regimes
Post-colonial Africa
Postindependence Era
President Mobutu Sese Seko
Primordial Public
regimes
rentier class dynamics
Richard A. Joseph
Richard L. Sklar
Richard Sandbrook
Robert H. Jackson
Societal Groups
society
state formation theory
Thomas M. Callaghy
Tony Killick
UN
Vice Versa
Victor Azarya
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Product details
- ISBN 9780813327556
- Weight: 640g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jul 1998
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In the decades since independence, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa have faced three central dilemmas of development. The first has been the challenge of state building. In the wake of colonial rule, governments have encountered the problems of establishing legitimate authority and constructing capable states. A second dilemma has been that of nation building and state-society relations. African countries have confronted the difficulties of managing ethnic diversity, forging national identities, and negotiating relations between citizens and rulers. The third challenge encompasses problems of economic development as the region has grappled with a legacy of poverty, slow growth, and external dependence.This collection provides an overview of the leading themes and issues in these three critical areas of Africa's postindependent development. A selection of pathbreaking articles provides insights into the key questions, the major theories, and the outstanding challenges in African development. Written by today's most influential African scholars, the readings cover a variety of topics including political leadership; forms of state power; the role of civil society; the importance of class, ethnicity, and gender; and the prospects for democratic change in the region. Changes in African political economies are also addressed, focusing special attention on the debt crisis and the problems of economic reform. A final section focuses on the present-day challenges to African development: the spread of refugees, pressures on the environment, the devastating toll of AIDS, and the threat of state collapse.Providing a broad historical perspective on Africa's political and economic development and an overview of current problems and prospects, this collection will be especially useful for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and development professionals.
Peter Lewis teaches in the School of International Services at American University.
