African States Since Independence: Order, Development, and Democracy

by Darin Christensen and David D. Laitin

Authors Christensen and Laitin argue that an interplay of geographic, historical, and demographic factors undergird sub-Saharan states' post-independence struggles to eradicate poverty, establish democratic accountability, and quell civil unrest. They set out the founding fathers' challenges in transforming their postcolonial states, many of which are ethnically diverse, geographically diffuse, sparsely populated, and lacking in administrative capacity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300226616
• ISBN13: 9780300226614
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"