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politics and governance in postindependent Africa
Definition
- Sub-Saharan Africa's postindependent political experience has been largely a disappointing one. While there are a few exceptions, most African states have experienced broadly based economic stagnation or decline; generalized state weakness, fragmentation, or failure; military interventionism; poor governance and abuse of power by political leaders including personalistic and neopatrimonial rule; at times serious and violent communal conflict (ethnic, religious, regional); and, in some cases, long and violent civil wars and insurgencies. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Postindependent Africa, Politics and Governance in]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/politics_and_governance_in_postindependent_Africa
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