On Private Indirect Government

Authors

Achille Mbembe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.57054/codesria.pub.333

Keywords:

Government, organisation

Synopsis

Dakar, CODESRIA, 2000, 124 p., ISBN 9781904855248

Two hypothesis form the basis of this study. First, that development in African countries follows many models, on many time-scales; and secondly that private indirect government is taking the place of the state in controlling individual conduct. The author concludes that a new form of the organisation of power is emerging based on the control of the means of coercion - in effect, privatisation of public violence.

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Author Biography

Achille Mbembe

né le 27 juillet 1957, au Cameroun, est un historien, un politologue et un enseignant universitaire camerounais. Ses principaux centres d'intérêt sont la politique, les sciences sociales, l’anthropologie, et l’histoire, dont l'histoire de l'Afrique. C’est un défenseur de la pensée critique qui s’interroge dans ses ouvrages sur l’évolution de l’humanité.

Published

August 20, 2000

Series

CODESRIA Books
Copyright (c) 2000 CODESRIA Books Publication System