The state in Africa : an analysis of impacts of historical trajectories of global capitalist expansion and domination in the continent /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mentan, Tatah, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG ; [2010]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Framing the problem of the state in Africa
  • Historical and theoretical context
  • The state in Africa in an era of capitalist globalization: a theoretical exploration
  • Slavery and capitalist globalization
  • Colonial globalization or the extension of European Westphalian state to Africa
  • Decolonizing imperial state in Africa, 1945-60: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
  • African developmentalist/nationalist state?
  • From welfare/developmentalist to neo-liberal nation state in Africa
  • Neo-liberal assault on the state in Africa: roots of state weakness, failure and collapse
  • The state in Africa and civil society in historical perspective
  • Future of the state in Africa in an era of neoliberal globalization
  • An African state is possible: looking back in order to look ahead.