What Does Political Development Mean in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6410762 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry Bienen (Princeton Public Schools, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 128-141 |
| Publication date | 1967-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2009731 |
| OpenAlex | W2100179303 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
There is disagreement among analysts about political development in Africa. Debate over the meaning of political development is not confined to those concerned with Africa, of course. Once the question, What does political development mean? is reformulated as, What do we mean by political development? there is no dearth of people willing to provide definitions and to free us from value-laden concepts.1 The lack of consensus on definitions is neither more nor less profound among those who study African politics than among those who concentrate their inquiry elsewhere, and the major ingredients of dispute are present in both groups in approximately the same mixture
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| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1972 - 1988 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |