African states since independence : order, development, & democracy /

African states since independence : order, development, & democracy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Christensen, Darin, author.
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019] ©2019
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 395 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts
Language:	English
Series:	The Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics.
Subject:	Democracy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan. Democratization -- Africa, Sub-Saharan. Postcolonialism -- Africa, Sub-Saharan. Democracy. Democratization. Politics and government. Postcolonialism. Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Politics and government -- 1960- Sub-Saharan Africa. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13520106

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Other authors / contributors:	Laitin, David D., author.
ISBN:	9780300244946 0300244940 9780300226614
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	Authors Christensen and Laitin argue that an interplay of geographic, historical, and demographic factors undergird sub-Saharan states' post-independence struggles to eradicate poverty, establish democratic accountability, and quell civil unrest. They set out the founding fathers' challenges in transforming their postcolonial states, many of which are ethnically diverse, geographically diffuse, sparsely populated, and lacking in administrative capacity. With the legacies of the slave trade, partition, Christian missionaries, and extractive colonial institutions complicating their efforts, many African states faced stagnation, authoritarianism, and civil strife. Recent years have seen promising attempts to restore democracy to states under authoritarian rule and to liberalize their economies, suggesting that the region is moving toward a new era. Relying on the best statistical data and richly illustrated with case material, this book is an indispensable source for scholars and policy analysts seeking to understand Africa's post-independence political trajectories.
Other form:	Print version: Christensen, Darin. African states since independence. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019] 9780300226614

Table of Contents:

1. The charismatic founders and their dreams
2. Lag in human development
3. Lag in democracy
4. Lag in social order
5. Geography and demography
6. Extractive institutions
7. The missionaries
8. The partition of Africa
9. The colonial state
10. Cultural policy
11. Foreign policy
12. Economic policy
13. Democratization and the "third wave"
14. Economic stabilization
15. Rebuilding war-torn states
16. Conclusion.