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This vigorous attack on corruption and mismanagement by post-colonial African leaders is bolstered by the author's experience as a dissident in his native Ghana. Ayittey, who teaches economics at the American University in Washington, D.C., blames African elites, foreign powers and even black Americans for aiding and abetting black dictators. Surveying indigenous political institutions--but neglecting the treatment of women--he argues that current leaders distort history when they claim their heritage supports not democracy but one-party and/or military rule. He ranges through the colonial and independence periods before cataloguing depredations in places like authoritarian Zimbabwe and Zaire, the "epitome of African kleptocracy." Ayittey proposes decentralized, democratic government based on indigenous principles to counter tribalism, a problem examined too briefly. Arguing that the West can best help Africa by promoting freedom of expression, Ayittey calls upon Africans to author their own intellectual, political and economic reforms.
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Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"As a black African, Ayittey brings a personal, passionate commitment to his analysis. He develops a comprehensive prescription for addressing the continent's lack of representative, responsible government."--Christian Science Monitor
"Mr Ayittey's bitter reading is an appropriate first therapy to the malaise American politics have helped to breed."--Wall Street Journal
"This vigorous attack on corruption and mismanagement by post-colonial African leaders is bolstered by the author's experience as a dissident in his native Ghana. Ayittey, who teaches economics at the American University in Washington, D.C., blames African elites, foreign powers and even black Americans for aiding and abetting black dictators. Surveying indigenous political institutions--but neglecting the treatment of women--he argues that current leaders distort history when they claim their heritage supports not democracy but one-party and/or military rule. He ranges through the colonial and independence periods before cataloguing depredations in places like authoritarian Zimbabwe and Zaire, the "epitome of African kleptocracy." Ayittey proposes decentralized, democratic government based on indigenous principles to counter tribalism, a problem examined too briefly. Arguing that the West can best help Africa by promoting freedom of expression, Ayittey calls upon Africans to author their own intellectual, political and economic reforms."--Publishers Weekly
"Mr Ayittey's bitter reading is an appropriate first therapy to the malaise American politics have helped to breed."--Wall Street Journal
"This vigorous attack on corruption and mismanagement by post-colonial African leaders is bolstered by the author's experience as a dissident in his native Ghana. Ayittey, who teaches economics at the American University in Washington, D.C., blames African elites, foreign powers and even black Americans for aiding and abetting black dictators. Surveying indigenous political institutions--but neglecting the treatment of women--he argues that current leaders distort history when they claim their heritage supports not democracy but one-party and/or military rule. He ranges through the colonial and independence periods before cataloguing depredations in places like authoritarian Zimbabwe and Zaire, the "epitome of African kleptocracy." Ayittey proposes decentralized, democratic government based on indigenous principles to counter tribalism, a problem examined too briefly. Arguing that the West can best help Africa by promoting freedom of expression, Ayittey calls upon Africans to author their own intellectual, political and economic reforms."--Publishers Weekly
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Africa is still a foreboding enigma-a land of mystery, full of melancholy contrasts and paradoxes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Africa is still a foreboding enigma-a land of mystery, full of melancholy contrasts and paradoxes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
private daily published, black tyranny, sole legal party, intellectual repression, golden stool, indigenous institutions Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Africa, South Africa, United States, World Bank, Soviet Union, Africa Report, Third World, Washington Post, Sierra Leone, Washington Times, President Moi, Kwame Nkrumah, Wall Street Journal, United Nations, Julius Nyerere, The Economist, Burkina Faso, The New York Times, Kenneth Kaunda, Mobutu Sese Seko, Wasbington Post, African Letter, Gold Coast, President Mobutu, Samuel Doe New!
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- Indigenous African Institutions by George B.N. Ayittey in Front Matter, page 36, and Back Matter
- Nigerian History and Culture by Richard Olaniyan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Southern Africa (A Midland Book) by Gwendolen Carter on page 269
- Mainsprings of Civilization by Ellsworth Huntington in Back Matter
- The African Genius by Basil Davidson in Back Matter
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- African Military History and Politics: Ideological Coups and Incursions, 1900-Present by A. B. Assensoh in Back Matter, and Index
- African Military History and Politics: Ideological Coups and Incursions, 1900-Present by A. B. Assensoh in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Africa: A Continent Self-Destructs by Peter Schwab in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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