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The Spirits of Neoliberal Reforms and Everyday Politics of the State in Africa

hal.structure.identifierCentre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS) [CERI]
dc.contributor.authorHIBOU, Béatrice
hal.structure.identifierCentre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS) [CERI]
dc.contributor.authorSAMUEL, Boris
hal.structure.identifierCentre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS) [CERI]
dc.contributor.authorFOURCHARD, Laurent
dc.contributor.editorBéatrice Hibou
dc.contributor.editorBoris Samuel
dc.contributor.editorLaurent Fourchard
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.identifier.isbn9782359260670
dc.description.abstractEnThis book, composed of articles first published in the journal Politique africaine, proposes an original interpretation of neoliberalism in Africa. Instead of seeing neoliberal reforms as intrinsically destructive of the post-colonial state, the authors, who include some of Africa’s best-known social scientists, focus on the resilience and adaptability of African state structures, economic systems, and social survival mechanisms and examine the diversity of responses to neoliberalism in what the editors call the “everyday politics of the state.” In essays that range from diverse theoretical or historical discussions to close studies of the dynamics of specific reforms in particular places, they argue against univocal interpretations of the effects of neoliberalism. They show that the African state, far from disappearing, is adapting and reconfiguring itself in fascinating new social realities “co-constructed” by state action as well as by the improvisations of communities and other private actors. (Publisher's abstract)
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmalion Publishing
dc.subject.enAfrica
dc.subject.enNeoliberalism
dc.subject.enReform
dc.title.enThe Spirits of Neoliberal Reforms and Everyday Politics of the State in Africa
dc.typeOuvrage
dc.subject.halSciences de l'Homme et Société/Science politique
dc.subject.halSciences de l'Homme et Société/Sociologie
dc.subject.halSciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances
bordeaux.page208
hal.identifierhal-02179893
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceNon spécifiée
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-02179893v1
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