Development, State and Society

Table of Contents

Page

Acknowledgements

ix

List of Tables

xi

List of Abbreviations

xiii

Introduction  [pdf 168 KB]

xv

Part I

Theories and Concepts

1

1.

Development Concept and African Views [pdf 228 KB]

3

1.1

Development: Concept, Meanings and Interpretations

3

1.2

Development Delusion in Contemporary Africa

38

1.3

Voices and Views on African Condition

44

2.

Theories and Approaches to Economic Development

52

2.1

Classical Political Economy: Convention

53

2.2

Development Economics: Evolution

61

2.3

Radical Perspectives: Revolution

80

2.4

Neo-Classical Perspective: Counter-Revolution

90

3.

Socio-Political Perspectives on Development

107

3.1.

Socio-political Perspectives

107

3.2

Political Organization and Economic Development

117

3.3

Socio-Political Organizations and Economic Change in Africa

122

4.

The African Problematic: Historical Overview

128

4.1

Empire, Colonial State and Artificial Borders

128

4.2

The Colonial State and Economic Change

136

4.3

Colonialism and African Societies

140

4.4

Independence and Post-Colonial Africa

145

Part II

Issues and Practice

153

5.

Issues on Africa's Economic Performance

155

5.1

Agriculture

158

5.2

Industry, Investment, Trade and Aid

164

5.3

Education and Health Services

177

5.4

The Debt Crisis

182

6.

State Formation and Governance

188

6.1

Ideologies and Institutions of Governance

192

6.2

Characteristics of Governance, Ethics and Public Service

200

6.3

Political Corruption

216

6.4.

Issues and Dilemmas of Democracy in Africa

224

7.

Ethnicity, Culture and Social Organizations in Africa

239

7.1

The Rationale and Importance of Ethnicity

240

7.2

Culture and Social Organizations

251

7.3

Social Organizations and Country Size

260

8.

Africa and the External World

266

8.1

Bilateral and Regional Relations

268

8.2

Multilateral Relations and Policies: The World Bank and IMF

277

8.3

Stabilization, Structural Adjustment and Governance

283

8.4

Globalization and Africa

297

Conclusions

319

References

339

Index

379

Name Index

379

Subject Index

391

About the Author

415