Title When things fell apart : state failure in late-century Africa / Robert H. Bates.

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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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Description	xiv, 191 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Series	Cambridge studies in comparative politics
	Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index.
Note	Acknowledgments -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1: Introduction -- 2: From fable to fact -- Part 2: Sowing The Seeds -- 3: Political legacies -- 4: Policy choices -- 6: Subnational tensions -- Part 3: Things Fall Apart -- 6: Things fall apart -- 7: Conclusion -- Part 4: Appendix -- Cross-national regressions -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary	From the Publisher: In the later decades of the 20th century, Africa plunged into political chaos. States failed, governments became predators, and citizens took up arms. In When Things Fell Apart, Robert H. Bates advances an explanation of state failure in Africa. In so doing, he not only plumbs the depths of the continent's late-century tragedy, but also the logic of political order and the foundations of the state. This book covers a wide range of territory by drawing on materials from Rwanda, Sudan, Liberia, and Congo. Written to be accessible to the general reader, it is nonetheless a must-read for scholars and policy makers concerned with political conflict and state failure.
Contents	Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction ; 2. From fable to fact -- Part II. Sowing the Seeds: 3. Political legacies ; 4. Policy choices ; 5. Subnational tensions -- Part III. Things Fall Apart: 6. Things fall apart: 7. Conclusion -- Part IV. Appendix.
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Subject	Failed states -- Africa -- History -- 20th century.
	Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
	États défaillants -- Afrique -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
	Afrique -- Politique et gouvernement -- 20e siècle.
	Evolution politique.
	Conditions économiques.
	Conditions sociales.
	Problèmes politiques.
	Analyse comparative.
	Afrique subsaharienne.
	Failed states. (OCoLC)fst01743190
	Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
	Africa. (OCoLC)fst01239509
	Bewaffneter Konflikt. (DE-588)4137568-3
	Bürgerkrieg. (DE-588)4008784-0
	Ethnizität. (DE-588)4220764-2
	Staat. (DE-588)4056618-3
	Staatsversagen. (DE-588)4129420-8
	Versagen. (DE-588)4258790-6
	Afrika. (DE-588)4000695-5
	Staatszerfall -- Afrika -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
	Politischer Konflikt.
	Politischer Wandel.
	Afrika -- Politik -- Geschichte 20. Jh.
	Afrika.
	Staat.
	Versagen.
	Politische Reform.
	Zusammenbruch.
	Staatsversagen.
	Bürgerkrieg.
	Bewaffneter Konflikt.
	Ethnizität.
	Afrika.
Chronological Term	Geschichte 1970-1995
	Geschichte 1970-1995.
	1900 - 1999
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN	9780521887359 (hardback)
	0521887356 (hardback)
	9780521715256 (paperback)
	0521715253 (paperback)

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