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Informationen zum Autor John James Quinn is professor of political science at Truman State University. Klappentext Global Geopolitical Power and African Political and Economic Institutions describes the emergence of the prevailing political and economic institutions of Africa for two distinct periods. Itillustrates how two important, region-wide shifts in African political and economic institutions and practices are related to global geopolitical realignments. Zusammenfassung Global Geopolitical Power and African Political and Economic Institutions describes the emergence of the prevailing political and economic institutions of Africa for two distinct periods. It illustrates how two important! region-wide shifts in African political and economic institutions and practices are related to global geopolitical realignments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Geopolitics, International Relations, and sub-Saharan AfricaChapter 2: The First International Geopolitical Shift: African Decolonization in International and Regional ContextsChapter 3: The Consolidation of Political Power in Africa: The Rise of One- and No-party StatesChapter 4: The Consolidation of Economic Power in Africa: Inward-Oriented Development and Majority State Ownership Chapter 5: The Second Geopolitical Shift: African Political and Economic Reforms in International and Regional ContextsChapter 6: The Partial Decentralization of Political Power in Africa: Limited Multiparty Competition and Rising Civil SocietyChapter 7: The Partial Fragmentation of Economic Power in Africa: The Liberalization of Economic Policies and Partial PrivatizationChapter 8: Prior Majority State Ownership, Geopolitical Shifts, and Later Political Liberalization in Africa: A Statistical Analysis Chapter 9: Conclusions: When Elephants Fight
