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Africa after the Cold War: New Patterns of Government and Politics

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The state‐system of Africa is still essentially the one created by the colonial powers and passed on intact at independence. But the political economy of these states — the substance of political life within fixed territorial boundaries — is changing very profoundly as a result of the breakdown of the style of government of recent decades and the decline of economies based on the export of primary commodities. The political economy which is emerging, still within the same territorial boundaries, is best understood by reference to Africa's history over a long period.

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  • Stephen Ellis, 1996. "Africa after the Cold War: New Patterns of Government and Politics," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 27(1), pages 1-28, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devchg:v:27:y:1996:i:1:p:1-28
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1996.tb00577.x
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