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Burkina Faso Pierre Englebert

Burkina Faso By Pierre Englebert

Burkina Faso by Pierre Englebert

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Pierre Englebert highlights the historical and contemporary factors that account for the Burkina Faso's, a country in West Africa, instability; considers the ethnic, religious, and social contours of its polity; examines its economic policies and prospects; and analyzes its external relations.

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Burkina Faso: Unsteady Statehood In West Africa by Pierre Englebert

Poor even by the standards of West Africa, Burkina Faso has been plagued by political instability since independence from France in 1960. It has suffered five military coups, the last of which cost the life of Thomas Sankara, who had waged war on poverty, corruption and illiteracy. Yet Burkina Faso's growth was surprisingly strong during the 1980s,

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Table of Contents

Introduction -- "E Pluribus Unum?" Precolonial and Colonial History -- Political Instability and the Quest for Legitimacy -- The Economy of Growth Amid Poverty -- Society and Culture -- Foreign Relations, or the Limits of Sovereignty -- Conclusion

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NPB9780367314767
9780367314767
0367314762
Burkina Faso: Unsteady Statehood In West Africa by Pierre Englebert
Pierre Englebert
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2019-08-28
224
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