State-Society Relations in Africa
An Exploration of the Tanzanian Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6355693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy Jackson Spalding (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-96 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3497 • E-ISSN: 1744-1684 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3235275 |
| OpenAlex | W2321421078 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Earlier students of political development regarded strong societies as a hindrance to development, but contemporary ones regard a strong state and a strong civil society as capable of reinforcing each other and providing better prospects for development than if either or both are weak. The Tanzanian experience since independence bears out this view. Though the state had weakened civil society considerably, social forces were strong enough to reassert themselves and create systems of self-help when economic collapse and state overextension seriously disrupted society
Civil society · Independence (probability theory · Mass society · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · African cultural and philosophical studies · African history and culture analysis · International Development and Aid · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2008 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |