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Exploitation and Misrule in Colonial and Postcolonial AfricaIntroduction: Exploitation, Colonialism, and Postcolonial Misrule in Africa

Exploitation and Misrule in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa: Introduction: Exploitation,... [This chapter provides an introduction to the volume and summarizes the arguments advanced by the contributors. The central argument is that the lot of the average African citizen has, in several respects, followed the same path from colonial exploitation to postcolonial misrule. What has changed over the years has been the beneficiaries of Africa’s exploitation. Political independence has so far not produced stable polities and balanced development in most African states. While changes have happened on several fronts, these changes have not been sufficient to transform key governance institutions that have facilitated rabid exploitation of the common wealth in favor of the ruling elite. The recommended way forward for African states is conscious efforts by domestic actors and the continent’s external development partners to transform the institutions that have fostered exploitation and bad governance over the years.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Exploitation and Misrule in Colonial and Postcolonial AfricaIntroduction: Exploitation, Colonialism, and Postcolonial Misrule in Africa

Part of the African Histories and Modernities Book Series
Editors: Kalu, Kenneth; Falola, Toyin
Kalu, Kenneth; Falola, Toyin
Exploitation and Misrule in Colonial and Postcolonial Africa — Oct 9, 2018
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Springer International Publishing
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978-3-319-96495-9
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1 –23
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10.1007/978-3-319-96496-6_1
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[This chapter provides an introduction to the volume and summarizes the arguments advanced by the contributors. The central argument is that the lot of the average African citizen has, in several respects, followed the same path from colonial exploitation to postcolonial misrule. What has changed over the years has been the beneficiaries of Africa’s exploitation. Political independence has so far not produced stable polities and balanced development in most African states. While changes have happened on several fronts, these changes have not been sufficient to transform key governance institutions that have facilitated rabid exploitation of the common wealth in favor of the ruling elite. The recommended way forward for African states is conscious efforts by domestic actors and the continent’s external development partners to transform the institutions that have fostered exploitation and bad governance over the years.]

Published: Oct 9, 2018

Keywords: Colonial ruleColonial Rule; countriesCountries; stateState; Colonial officialsColonial Officials; citizensCitizens

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