The State of the nations: constraints on development in independent Africa.
Edited by Michael F. Lofchie.
- Berkeley, University of California Press, 1971.
- x, 305 pages 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-293).
General perspectives on constraint. Political constraints on African development / The range of choice : constraints on the policies of governments of contemporary African independent states / The parameters of political choice. The paradox of development : reflections on a study of local-central political relations in Senegal / Political constraints on economic development in Ghana / The cabinet and presidential leadership in Tanzania: 1960-1966 / A local perspective on developmental strategy in the Ivory Coast / Agricultural policy in Uganda : capability and choice / Ranching and scheming : a case study of the Ankole Ranching Scheme / The political context of future development. Political parties and political machines in Africa / Cincinnatus in Africa : the possibility of military withdrawal from politics / The prospects for democracy in Africa / Observations on social and institutional change in independent Africa / Michael F. Lofchie ; Immanuel Wallerstein -- Jonathan S. Barker ; Barbara Callaway and Emily Card ; R. Cranford Pratt ; Richard E. Stryker ; M. Crawford Young ; Martin R. Doornbos and Michael F. Lofchie -- Henry Bienen ; Claude E. Welch, Jr. ; Rupert Emerson -- Michael F. Lofchie. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Conclusion:
Published under the auspices of the African Studies Centre and the Committee on Political Change, University of California, Los Angeles. Published under the auspices of the African Studies Centre and the Committee on Political Change, University of California, Los Angeles.
Compilation of essays on the political aspects of and obstacles to economic development in African countries since independence - includes chapters on Senegal, Ghana, Tanzania, the Cote d'Ivoire and Uganda and covers agricultural policy and cattle production, political partys, the withdrawal of the armed forces from politics, social change and prospects for democracy. Bibliography.
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Economic history Economic policy Politics and government political aspect. obstacle. economic development. independence. agricultural policy. cattle. political party. armed forces. social change. democracy. Politics and government--Africa. Economic conditions--Africa. Economic planning--Africa. Economic development--Africa.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--20th century. Ghana.