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(2019) Exploitation and misrule in colonial and postcolonial Africa, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Introduction
exploitation, colonialism, and postcolonial misrule in Africa
Kenneth Kalu, Toyin Falola
pp. 1-23
This chapter provides an introduction to the volume and summarizes the arguments advanced by the contributors. The central argument is that the lot of the average African citizen has, in several respects, followed the same path from colonial exploitation to postcolonial misrule. What has changed over the years has been the beneficiaries of Africa's exploitation. Political independence has so far not produced stable polities and balanced development in most African states. While changes have happened on several fronts, these changes have not been sufficient to transform key governance institutions that have facilitated rabid exploitation of the common wealth in favor of the ruling elite. The recommended way forward for African states is conscious efforts by domestic actors and the continent's external development partners to transform the institutions that have fostered exploitation and bad governance over the years.
Publication details
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96496-6_1
Full citation:
Kalu, K. , Falola, T. (2019)., Introduction: exploitation, colonialism, and postcolonial misrule in Africa, in K. Kalu & T. Falola (eds.), Exploitation and misrule in colonial and postcolonial Africa, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-23.
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