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Africa in Chaos
George B.n. Ayittey
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Description for Africa in Chaos
Paperback. BIC Classification: KCM. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 532.
In a follow-up to his ground-breaking Africa Betrayed , George Ayittey takes up the plight of Africa at the end of the twentieth century. As he sees countries like Nigeria go over the edge of economic and social disaster, Ayittey uses his formidable powers of analysis to look at the political economy of Africa, the incursion of foreign powers and the relationship of Africa to the world market. He contrasts the indigenous systems of government that existed in Africa before the arrival of Europeans with the colonial and postcolonial systems that were forced on the country and the effect these ... Read more
In a follow-up to his ground-breaking Africa Betrayed , George Ayittey takes up the plight of Africa at the end of the twentieth century. As he sees countries like Nigeria go over the edge of economic and social disaster, Ayittey uses his formidable powers of analysis to look at the political economy of Africa, the incursion of foreign powers and the relationship of Africa to the world market. He contrasts the indigenous systems of government that existed in Africa before the arrival of Europeans with the colonial and postcolonial systems that were forced on the country and the effect these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Language
English
Condition
New
Number of Pages
399
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312217877
SKU
V9780312217877
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About George B.n. Ayittey
GEORGE B. N. AYITTEY is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at American University. He is the author of Africa Betrayed. He lives in Lorton, VA.
Reviews for Africa in Chaos
'George B.N. Ayittey's robust, provocative Africa in Chaos is typical of the vigorous torrent of scholarship and journalism that has begun to rethink Africa since the end of the 1980s, when old ideologies fell away and old orders began crumbling with them.' - Jeremy Harding, New York Times '...robust, provocative...Ayittey takes no prisoners.' - The New York ... Read more