Political power & social class in the neo‐colonial African state
Open Access
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Review of African Political Economy in Review of African Political Economy
- Vol. 14 (38)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03056248708703713
Abstract
Using Poulantzas' mode of analysis Charney provides a framework for understanding and periodising the state, and the phenomenon of ‘neocolonialism’ — often referred to, seldom defined. It shows that the neo‐colonial state has a different basis for ‘hegemony‘—clientelism—than in the centre states, and that it is particularist not ‘national’. It also explores the circumstances under which there could be a break up of the dominant class basis of and of factional popular support for the neo‐colonial state.Keywords
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