What precisely is the state of the African continent today? Depending on ones perspective, the answer may either dwell on Africas recent economic and political accomplishments or focus on the long-standing single-story of failure, disaster and eternal dictatorships. This book provides a nuanced, forceful and balanced assessment of Africas political and economic performance since independence. While acknowledging Africas tragic pitfalls, dating to the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism, State of the Continent skillfully argues that theories associated with the dependency school are no longer enough to explain the continents failures in governance and economic performance. For a continent so richly blessed and endowed with both human and material resources, the blame for Africas lackluster performance falls squarely on its leadership. To get things right, Nkrumahs vision of the primacy of the political kingdom must be prioritized whereupon economic gains shall predictably, follow. In lucid and persuasive prose, this volume is an ideal book for scholars as well as students of international studies and African politics.
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State of the Continent
A Mid-Century Assessment of Political Performance in Africa
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgement
- Preface
- Chapter 1 - Historical Backdrop
- Chapter 2 - Understanding Africa from a Comparative Perspective
- Chapter 3 - Global Challenges the West has Won with the Help of Africa
- Chapter 4 - Pondering Africa’s Failures
- Chapter 5 - Could Africa be Saying No to Modernity?
- Chapter 6 - Assessing the Performance of Internal Influences
- Chapter 7 - Assessing the Performance of External Influences
- Chapter 8 - Reordering the African Public Sector
- Chapter 9 - Reordering the African Private Sector
- Appendixes
- Index
- Back cover
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