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States and Social Contracts in Africa

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Arguing for a renewed focus on political economy, Nugent surveys repertoires of state power and forms of social contract in Africa. Control of revenue, land and population as variables permuted by post-colonial regimes—and reordered by the pressures of structural adjustment.

Source: New Left Review

DOI: 10.64590/iuy

Author: Paul Nugent

Language: English

Topic: African Studies and Ethnography

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1502801336

FWCI: 18.71

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Cited by: 179

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