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" African economies and the politics of permanent crisis, 1979-1999 / "
Nicolas van de Walle.
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BL
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583870
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b413089
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| Main Entry
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Van de Walle, Nicolas,1957-
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African economies and the politics of permanent crisis, 1979-1999 /\ Nicolas van de Walle.
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2001.
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Political economy of institutions and decisions
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xii, 291 p. ;; 24 cm.
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0521803640
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: 9780521803649
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: 0521008360 (pb.)
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: 9780521008365 (pb.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction. The structural adjustment debate outline of the argument. 1. Approaches to Africa's permanent crisis -- 2. Patterns in reform implementation, 1979-1999 -- 3. Decision making in postcolonial Africa -- 4. State responses to the permanent crisis -- 5. The crisis and foreign aid -- 6. Democratization and the prospects for change -- 7. Conclusion.
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This title explains why African countries have remained mired in a disastrous economic crisis since the late 1970s. It shows that dynamics internal to African state structures, rather than external pressures, largely explain this failure.
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Africa, Economic conditions, 1960-
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Africa, Economic policy.
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Africa, Politics and government.
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HC800.V357 2001
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