The State in Africa: The Politics of the Belly
Part 1 The genesis of the state: the shadow theatre of ethnicity the unequal state "little men" and "big men" the bourgeois illusion the opportunity state. Part 2 Scenarios in the pursuit of hegemony: conservative modernization or social revolution? the extreme scenarios the reciprocal assimilation of elites the hypothesis of an intermediate scenario the formation of an historic postcolonial bloc. Part 3 Political action: entrepreneurs, factions and political networks the politics of the belly.