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Depreciating African Political Culture
Helen Lauer
University of Ghana
The global arena is dominated by the popular conviction that Africans require foreign direction in the socioeconomic management of their own societies. This essay challenges the belief that economic development in contemporary Africa is impeded by bad governance.
Key Words: African development • African politics • chieftaincy • corruption • globalization • good governance • international aid • Nana institution • north-south relations • postcolonial hegemony
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This version was published on November
1, 2007
Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 38, No. 2,
288-307 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0021934706286905
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