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Title Globalization and State-Society Relations in Africa
Full text http://ajol.info/index.php/ad/article/view/57281
Date 2010
Author(s) K Mengisteab
Abstract The post-colonial African state has long been viewed as a major culprit in Africa's socioeconomic crisis. Its failure to coordinate policy with broad social interests and to reconcile its governance system with the institutions and cultural values of its citizens is a major factor. This paper examines if new globalization and its liberalization policies have begun to narrow the discrepancy between policy and social interests and to facilitate the reconstitution of the state by shifting the balance of power between state and society in favor of society. The findings suggest that, despite the apparent spread of democratization during the era of post - Cold-War globalization, the policy mechanisms of globalization have notably worsened the disjuncture between policy and social interests andexacerbated the antagonisms between the state and society in the Africancontinent.
Language en
Publisher Africa Development
Type of publication Peer-reviewed Article
Format application/pdf
Source Africa Development; Vol 33, No 2 (2008)
Rights Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the journal.
Repository Africa - African Journals OnLine (AJOL)
Added to C-A: 2010-08-26;09:03:22