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Africa in chaos

This study focuses on the plight of Africa at the end of the 20th century. As countries such as Nigeria go over the edge of economic and social disaster, the author analyzes the political economy of Africa, the incursion of foreign powers and the relationship of Africa to the world market.
Print Book, English, ©1998
Macmillan, Basingstoke, ©1998
xvi, 399 pages ; 22 cm
9780333722503, 9780333772348, 9780312217877, 0333722507, 0333772342, 0312217870
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Prologue Introduction: The Lost Continent Africa's Crises and Underdevelopment The Indigenous and the Modern Systems: A Comparative Analysis The Illiterate Elites The Vampire African State The Inevitable Implosion The Acrobatics on Reform How the West Compounded Africa's Crisis Alternative Solutions to Africa's Crisis Epilogue and Conclusions Bibliography Index