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6. The Political Economy of Africa and Its Security Implications

verfasst von : Manu Lekunze

Erschienen in: Inherent and Contemporary Challenges to African Security

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This chapter focuses on the political economy (actual competition over resources, on an individual and group level). It investigates the economic resources available to African states against the need. It is argued that for various reasons, the resources and opportunity to pursue and meet needs are not available for many Africans. With the scarcity of resources, competition is thus a natural progression, and it is fierce. Where cooperation fails, violence becomes an option, hence the high levels of civil conflict. This competition allows for ethnic manipulations, as discussed in Chap. 3. The damages caused by competition for resources further exacerbate the problems of governance addressed in Chap. 4.

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Titel: The Political Economy of Africa and Its Security Implications
verfasst von: Manu Lekunze
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Inherent and Contemporary Challenges to African Security
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-26924-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-26925-8

Copyright-Jahr: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26925-8_6

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