Table of Contents

Part 1 Background Chapter 2 Introduction: The Terminally Ill Berlinist State Chapter 3 Making the State Relevant: Theoretical Models Chapter 4 A Political Economy of the African State Part 5 Case Studies Chapter 6 Making the State Relevant in Burundi Chapter 7 Making the State Relevant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Chapter 8 State-Building in Ethiopia Chapter 9 The State, Its Reform, and the Question of Legitimacy in Kenya Chapter 10 Nigeria: Challenges to the State and the Way of Breaking Through the Quagmire Chapter 11 State Disintegration and the Restoration of Legitimate Authority in Sierra Leone Chapter 12 Somalia: State Failure, Collapse, and the Possibilities of State Reconstitution Chapter 13 Making the State Relevant in South Africa Chapter 14 Making the State Relevant: The Politics of State Reconstruction in Uganda Part 15 Future Prospects Chapter 16 Creating a Relevant State in Africa: The Lessons

About the Author

George Klay Kieh, Jr. is professor of political science & African studies at Grand Valley State University.