TY - CHAP
T1 - The Political Economy of Africa and Its Security Implications
AU - Lekunze, Manu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s).
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This chapter focuses on the political economy (actual competition over resources, on an individual and group level). It investigates the economic resources available to African states against the need. It is argued that for various reasons, the resources and opportunity to pursue and meet needs are not available for many Africans. With the scarcity of resources, competition is thus a natural progression, and it is fierce. Where cooperation fails, violence becomes an option, hence the high levels of civil conflict. This competition allows for ethnic manipulations, as discussed in Chap. 3. The damages caused by competition for resources further exacerbate the problems of governance addressed in Chap. 4.
AB - This chapter focuses on the political economy (actual competition over resources, on an individual and group level). It investigates the economic resources available to African states against the need. It is argued that for various reasons, the resources and opportunity to pursue and meet needs are not available for many Africans. With the scarcity of resources, competition is thus a natural progression, and it is fierce. Where cooperation fails, violence becomes an option, hence the high levels of civil conflict. This competition allows for ethnic manipulations, as discussed in Chap. 3. The damages caused by competition for resources further exacerbate the problems of governance addressed in Chap. 4.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85144660507&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-26925-8_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-26925-8_6
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85144660507
T3 - New Security Challenges
SP - 119
EP - 142
BT - Inherent and Contemporary Challenges to African Security
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
ER -
