INDEV100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: State Capture, Eurocentrism, Good Governance
9 Nov 2020
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This definition has been accused of eurocentrism - being based on european experience by those who consider this experience to be normative. The privileged locals: chosen for administration formed the core of the emerging states, through power structures that often continued after independence. Thus, a relatively small external power could control a case empire through its - Local allies who then continued the system, whether through - direct or indirect ties. Colonisers enjoyed : control of the means of force and the ability to make public decisions. What they seem to lack is : a strong sense of legitimacy - in terms of support among the population. A system of economic control - economies still exhibit many of the patterns of the colonial era. Which also includes - frequent intrusion of the military into state affairs and widespread corruption in the state. Neo-colonial system - having both pressures and opportunities for state leadership.
