"Inaugural dissertation for a doctorate degree of the Faculty of Economic Management and Social Sciences of the University of Cologne, Germany."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""Title Page""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""Table of Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONTENDING EXPLANATIONS OF STATE WEAKNESS AND COLLAPSE IN AFRICA""; ""THE CONTEXT OF GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND STATE FORMATION IN PRECOLONIAL AFRICA""; ""NON-DEVELOPMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND STATE COLLAPSE IN AFRICA""; ""THE CONTEXT AND DYNAMICS OF THE CONFLICTS IN WEST AFRICA""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN LIBERIA""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN SIERRA LEONE""; ""STATE FAILURE AND CIVIL WAR IN GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE""; ""STATE COLLAPSE AND CIVIL WAR IN IVORY COAST""; ""GUINEA: A FAILING STATE""