Reconstituting the State in Africa
Contributors to this volume highlight the failure and socio-economic and political problems of post-colonial African state and make constructive and convincing suggestions of how the problems can be addressed. They do not argue for the scrapping of the st
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Reconstituting the State in Africa Edited by
Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh, Jr.
RECONSTITUTING THE STATE IN AFRICA
© Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh, Jr., 2007. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2007 978-1-4039-7313-9 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53438-8 ISBN 978-0-230-60694-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230606944 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reconstituting the state in Africa / edited by Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh, Jr. p. cm. Papers presented at an international conference. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Africa—Politics and government—Congresses. 2. Africa—Economic conditions—Congresses. 3. State, The—Congresses. I. Agbese, Pita Ogaba, 1954– II. Kieh, George Klay, 1956– JQ1875.R425 2007 320.96—dc22
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Contents
List of Tables
vii
About the Contributors
ix
Preface
xi
Part I Chapter 1
Introduction: Democratizing States and State Reconstitution in Africa Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh, Jr.
Part II Chapter 2
Background 3
Case Studies
Statecraft in Botswana: Renegotiating Development, Legitimacy, and Authority Onalenna Doo Selolwane
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Chapter 3
The State in Cote d’Ivoire: Evolution and Constraints Boubacar N’Diaye
Chapter 4
Reinventing and Rebuilding the Ghanaian State: Toward a New Triumphalism? Emmanuel Kwesi-Aning
105
Reflections on the Postcolonial State in Kenya Anne Nangulu-Ayuku
127
Reconfiguring and Reinventing State-Society Relations in Mauritius Sheila Bunwaree
181
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
75
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Contents
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
The Imperative of Reconstructing the State in Nigeria: The Politics of Power, Welfare, and Imperialism in the New Millennium Sylvester Alubo The Postapartheid State in South Africa Victoria Maloka
Part III Chapter 9
Index
205
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Prospects for the Future
State Renewal in Africa: The Lessons Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh, Jr.
279
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List of Tables
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 4.1 4.2
UN Peacekeeping operations in Africa as of December 2004 Reported privatization activity in Africa: Top Eight countries, 1996–2000 Reported privatization transactions in Afr
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