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The politics of neoliberal reforms in Africa : state and civil society in Cameroon /

Neoliberalism has become the dominant development agenda in Africa. Faced with a deep economic and political crisis, African governments have been compelled by powerful external agencies, in particular the Bretton Woods institutions and western states, to pursue this agenda as a necessary preconditi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Konings, Piet (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Pub. Common Initiative Group, 2011.
Colección:Langaa & African studies centre.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Contesting Neoliberal Reforms in Africa
  • Introduction
  • impact of neoliberalism on Africa
  • State and civil society opposition
  • Organisation of the book
  • 2. introduction of neoliberal economic and political reforms in the Cameroonian post-colonial state
  • Introduction
  • nature of the post-colonial state in Cameroon
  • post-colonial state and structural adjustment
  • post-colonial state and democratisation
  • Conclusion
  • 3. Opposition and social-democratic change in Cameroon: The Social Democratic Front
  • Introduction
  • birth and growth of the SDF
  • Anglophone-Francophone divide within the SDF
  • regime's repressive and divisive tactics and its international support
  • SDF in disarray
  • Conclusion
  • 4. neoliberalising Cameroonian state and private capital accumulation
  • Introduction
  • post-colonial state and capital accumulation
  • Privatisation and capital concentration
  • Globalisation and new forms of domestic private capital accumulation
  • Conclusion
  • 5. Political liberalisation and Anglophone secessionist movements in Cameroon
  • Introduction
  • Anglophone problem
  • Anglophone movements' struggle for secession
  • SCNC leadership's pursuit of international recognition for its secessionist claims
  • Anglophone leadership's sensitisation and mobilisation
  • Campaign
  • Prospects for Anglophone secessionist claims
  • Conclusion
  • 6. Good governance, privatisation and ethno-regional conflict in Cameroon
  • Introduction
  • Governance and privatisation in Cameroon
  • Privatisation of the CDC and ethno-regional opposition
  • Ethno-regional protest actions against CDC privatisation
  • Conclusion
  • 7. Good governance and border conflicts in Africa: The Bakassi dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria
  • Introduction
  • development of the Bakassi dispute.