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When things fell apart : state failure in late-century Africa /
From the Publisher: In the later decades of the 20th century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H. Bates advances an explanation of state failure in Africa. In so doing, he not only plumbs th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | From the Publisher: In the later decades of the 20th century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H. Bates advances an explanation of state failure in Africa. In so doing, he not only plumbs the depths of the continent's late-century tragedy, but also the logic of political order and the foundations of the state. This book covers a wide range of territory by drawing on materials from Rwanda, Sudan, Liberia, and Congo. Written to be accessible to the general reader, it is nonetheless a must-read for scholars and policy makers concerned with political conflict and state failure. |
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| Notas: | Introduction. Introduction -- From fable to fact -- Sowing the seeds. Political legacies -- Policy choices -- Subnational tensions -- Things fall apart. Things fall apart -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Cross-national regressions -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 191 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511379338 0511379331 9780511376658 0511376650 9780511790713 0511790716 9781281243874 1281243876 1107386608 9781107386600 1107187028 9781107187023 9786611243876 6611243879 0511378467 9780511378461 0511377592 9780511377594 0511375115 9780511375118 |