HIS102Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: African Renaissance
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Semester 2, lecture 11: wednesday march 28, 2012. At the end of wwii, only 3 african countries enjoyed anything that we can call political independence: ethiopia, libya, egypt. Weakly institutionalized states: states that had been run on dived and rule", reparation, exploitation, etc. The political systems were marked by a lack of accountability: states" society relations were premised on paternalism and individualistic partner-client relations as opposed to formal institutions, ruling without being accountable to the people that they are ruling. At independence, the new ruling elite were confronted with dual challenges: 1. The nationalist elite celebrated the end of colonial rule as the beginning of the. African renaissance: a moment for africa to come up and develop its society.
