| Beyond State Failure and Collapse: Making the State Relevant in Africa Contributor(s): Kieh, George Klay (Author), Agbese, Pita Ogaba (Contribution by), Gibrill, Hashim (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0739108921 ISBN-13: 9780739108925 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $141.57 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2007 Annotation: Various arguments have been proffered to explain the dynamics of African state failure and collapse. However, the literature on state reconstitution is inchoate and minimal. This edited volume focuses on prescriptions for reconstituting the post-colonial state in Africa. Essays on nine African states (Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, and Uganda) are preceded by an introduction to the political economy of the African state. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320.109 |
| LCCN: 2006032212 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.38" W x 9.03" (1.27 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is a general consensus in the scholarly literature that the post-colonial state in Africa has failed. Some states (Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia) have collapsed. Various arguments have been proffered to explain this dynamics of African state failure and collapse. However, the literature on state reconstitution is inchoate and minimal. This edited volume focuses on prescriptions for reconstituting the post-colonial state in Africa. Essays on nine African states (Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, and Uganda) are preceded by an introduction to the political economy of the African state. |