Overview

Recent debates have focused on the relative merits of state-led versus market-oriented development strategies in Africa. Yet, neither the state nor the market can accomplish anything independently of the calibre and distinctive trajectory of the indigenous entrepreneur class. This book studies this key dimension of African development, looking at the variations in the technical and political capacities of Africa's diverse capitalist classes. The authors discuss the specific functions that indigenous capitalists must perform to initiate and sustain a successful process of capital accumulation. Combining case studies based on recent fieldwork in East, West and Central Africa with theoretical and comparative discussions, they point the way to a new research agenda in this field.

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Author:   Bruce Berman ,  Colin Leys
Publisher:   Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
Edition:   illustrated Edition
ISBN:  

9781555874179

ISBN 10:   1555874177
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   31 December 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"African Capitalists in African Development, C. Leys; The Ivoiren Bourgeoisie, J. Rapley; Domestic Capitalists and the State in Kenya, D. Himbara; The African Petty Bourgeoisie and the Struggle for Acceptance in Zimbabwe, S. Nicholas; Industrial Policy in Zimbabwe - the Role of the """"National Bourgeoisie"""", T. Ostergaard; Accumulating Wealth, Consolidating Power - Renterism in Senegal, C. Boone; The Alliance of Oil and Maize - the Response of Indigenous and State Capital to Structural Adjustment in Nigeria, P. Lubeck and M. Watts; State Deterioration and Capitalist Development - the Case of Zaire, J. MacGaffey; African Industrialisation in Comparative Perspective - the Question of Scale, D. Brautigam; The Bourgeoisie in Context - Culture, Technology and the State, B. Berman."

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