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Africa Works: Disorder as Political Instrument
Abstract
Introduction - transitions and continuities - the question of analysis. Part 1 The informalization of politics: whither the state? the illusions of civil society recycled elites. Part 2 The re-traditionalization of society: of masks and men - the question of identity the use and abuse of the irrational - witchcraft and religion warlords bosses and thugs - the profits of violence. Part 3 The productivity of economic failure: the moral economy of corruption the bounties of dependence what if Africa refused to develop?. Conclusion - a new paradigm - the political instrumentalization of disorder.
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- Authors
- Gerhart, G. M., Chabal, P., & Daloz, J.-P.
- Venue
- Foreign Affairs
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1999
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 162
- ISSN
- 0015-7120 (ISSN-L)
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- W273141980
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- 2,017
- References
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- FWCI
- 166.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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