State Legitimacy and Development in Africa

Pierre Englebert

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2000

State Legitimacy and Development in Africa

Pierre Englebert

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685850050

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Englebert argues that differences in economic performance both within Africa and across the developing world can be linked to differences in historical state legitimacy.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Pierre Englebert Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1. State Capacity and Development
2. The Developmental Capacity of States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
3. The Paradox of African State Capacity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Part 2. Explaining Africa’s Capacity Crisis
4. Do Social Capital and Ethnic Homogeneity Really Matter? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5. State Legitimacy and Developmental Capacity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Part 3. Confronting the Evidence
6. Accounting for Africa’s Development Crisis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
7. Success and Failure Among African States Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
8. Conclusion: The African State in Transition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Appendix 1: Notes on Methodology, Definitions, and Data Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Appendix 2: Descriptive Statistics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 244

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Published: August 1, 2000
ISBN: 9781685850050