Crowder's Dream: 25 Years of African Independence

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This in-depth paper discusses the parallels between the colonial states and the independent African nations stressing that there are much more commonalities between the two than most critics would acknowledge. Writer Michael Crowder addresses the complaints of European nations and various media publications against the decline of the African nations since their independence from European colonial rule. The paper also details Europe's desire for the former African colonies to create and maintain a liberal democracy in order to achieve political and economic independence.

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"Crowder does not see the same "African disaster" that so many others see. When looking at Africa in total with its history of rule under colonialism and the haphazard manner at which independence had been thrusted at the African nations, it is amazing that these African nations have survived and achieved the successes that they have done so today. Where others saw despair in the African nations, Crowder saw success and hope for a brighter African future. He first examines the parallels between the colonial states and the independent African nations, stressing that there are much more commonalities between the two than the critics would acknowledge."

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