Reconstituting the State in Africa

312 Pages·2007·2.301 MB·English

by  Pita Ogaba Agbese, George Klay Kieh Jr. (eds.)

Reconstituting the State in Africa
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Reconstituting the State
in Africa
Edited by
Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh, Jr.
RECONSTITUTINGTHESTATEINAFRICA
© Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh,Jr.,2007.
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Reconstituting the state in Africa / edited by Pita Ogaba Agbese and
George Klay Kieh,Jr.
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Papers presented at an international conference.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Africa—Politics and government—Congresses.2.Africa—Economic
conditions—Congresses.3.State,The—Congresses.I.Agbese,Pita Ogaba,
1954– II.Kieh,George Klay,1956–
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Contents
List of Tables vii
About the Contributors ix
Preface xi
Part I Background
Chapter 1 Introduction: Democratizing States and State
Reconstitution in Africa 3
Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh, Jr.
Part II Case Studies
Chapter 2 Statecraft in Botswana: Renegotiating
Development, Legitimacy, and Authority 33
Onalenna Doo Selolwane
Chapter 3 The State in Cote d’Ivoire: Evolution and Constraints 75
Boubacar N’Diaye
Chapter 4 Reinventing and Rebuilding the Ghanaian State:
Toward a New Triumphalism? 105
Emmanuel Kwesi-Aning
Chapter 5 Reflections on the Postcolonial State
in Kenya 127
Anne Nangulu-Ayuku
Chapter 6 Reconfiguring and Reinventing State-Society
Relations in Mauritius 181
Sheila Bunwaree
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Chapter 7 The Imperative of Reconstructing the State
in Nigeria: The Politics of Power, Welfare, and
Imperialism in the New Millennium 205
Sylvester Alubo
Chapter 8 The Postapartheid State in South Africa 233
Victoria Maloka
Part III Prospects for the Future
Chapter 9 State Renewal in Africa: The Lessons 279
Pita Ogaba Agbese and George Klay Kieh, Jr.
Index 295
List of Tables
1.1 UN Peacekeeping operations in Africa as of
December 2004 5
1.2 Reported privatization activity in Africa:
Top Eight countries, 1996–2000 15
1.3 Reported privatization transactions in Africa,
1979–1999 16
1.4 Job losses in selected African countries due to
privatization, 1988–1996 17
4.1 Trends in Cedi/Dollar exchange rate, 1996–2002 117
4.2 Inflation Trends calculated from the end of
year, CPI, 1996–2000 118
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About the Contributors
Pita Ogaba Agbese is Professor of Political Science and Director of the
Center for International Peace and Security Studies at the University of
Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, United States of America. He is also a
Senior Research Fellow at the Program in Ethnic and Federal Studies at
the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Previously, he served as Acting Chair
of the Department of Political Science at the University of Northern
Iowa. His research interests are in the areas of civil-military relations,
democratization, political economy, Nigerian politics, and security studies.
He has published extensively in these areas. His most recent publication
is a coedited volume with George Klay Kieh, Jr., The Military and
Politics in Africa: From Engagement to Democratic Control, Ashgate,
UK, 2004.
Sylvester Alubo is Professor of Health and Social Development,
Department of Sociology, University of Jos, Nigeria, and Director of
Research at the prestigious National Institute of Policy and Strategic
Studies (NIPSS), Nigeria. His research interests and publications are in
the areas of democratization, power and privilege in medical care, the
state, violence, human rights, and militarism.
Sheila Bunwaree is Associate Professor of Sociology, University of
Mauritius. She previously served as Head of the Gender Bureau,
Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Government of Mauritius and Director of
Research and Documentation at the Council for the Advancement of
Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar, Senegal. Her
research interests are in the areas of gender and development studies.
George Klay Kieh, Jr. is Professor of Political Science and African
Studies at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA and Senior
Research Fellow, Program in Ethnic and Federal Studies at the University
of Ibadan, Nigeria. Previously, he served as Dean of International
Affairs, Grand Valley State University and Chair and Professor of