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Role of the State in Post-Colonial Africa
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Role of the State in Post-Colonial Africa
Within the context of government and politics in post-colonial Africa, the role of the state is examined with a critical and contemporary perspective.
6,702 words (approx. 26.8 pages) |
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MLA | 2001
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This paper analyzes post colonial Africa in a critical way, using contemporary thought in African politics. The role of the state in a state-led, as opposed to a liberalized economic entity and one where the state is expected to be partner, facilitator and mediator, yet to an extent still interventionist, is examined. Problems of democratization and development on the African continent, the epidemic of AIDS, other health disorders and lack of the state power to control some problems in ethnic clashes is thoroughly discussed.From the Paper:
"After years of colonial rule, especially up to the 1960s and 1970s the concept of the state has been critically reviewed in order to appraise its function within the context of the operation of government and politics in Africa. It is one argument to suppose that within the post-colonial era " which is the period just after the so-called "end" of colonial rule up to the pre and post-independence periods between the early 1950s throughout the 1960s and even onward to present " the state lost or is losing its effectiveness. It is another argument to consider that with the establishment of multiparty regimes, the state's role was in fact consolidated. However, conceptually as well as practically, the role of the state and how Africans view the legitimacy of such an entity was much influenced by the fact that it was used by dominant groups within different African territories for individual domestic reasons. Different political cultures of some territories such as Ghana, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Mali and even to an extent Uganda, Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa generally, have only partially allowed democracies to flourish. This caused limited political, economic and social development in Africa as a whole."More papers on Role of the State in Post-Colonial Africa:
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Role of the State in Post-Colonial Africa (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Role-of-the-State-in-Post-Colonial-Africa/9660
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"Role of the State in Post-Colonial Africa" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Role-of-the-State-in-Post-Colonial-Africa/9660>
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Oct 25, 2002 I teach at the University of Manchester, England and used to teach at the West Indies, in Jamaica. I have a BSc in Public Administration and International Relations. I have as well, recently completed a MSc in Public Administration with Distinction. I am presently reading for a PhD in Development Studies at the Univeristy of Manchester, England, where I also hold a Graduate Teaching Fellowship. I have achieved honours in each phase of my academic development. I however have a grasp of the subject matter of public policy and development worldwide. The papers I produce are of supreme academic standards, as I have been writing and assisting in the publication of many scholarly journals, news papers, books, etc., for over 10 years.
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