When Things Fell Apart: State Failure in Late-Century Africa (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

Bates, Robert H.

ISBN 10: 0521715253 / ISBN 13: 9780521715256

Editore: Cambridge University Press, 2008

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Riassunto:

Robert H. Bates addresses the origins of state failure in late twentieth-century Africa.

Recensione: 'Bates' book rightly reminds us that political order is problematic ... The book also contains a strong argument for the central role of the state for economic development.' Africa Spectrum

'An old hand in US political science on Africa with a university career which stretches over more than 40 years, Bates combines some of the most attractive, but also some of the more problematic traditions of his trade.' Comparativ

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Titolo: When Things Fell Apart: State Failure in ...
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2008
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good