The Emergence of Autocracy in Liberia: Tragedy and ChallengeInstitute for Contemporary Studies, 1992 - 418 halaman The book illuminates the political process that over the course of six generations brought about the personalization of authority in Liberia; and it links that system of personal rule to the highly centralized structures of the postcolonial state. The book concludes by exploring the future of self-govenance in Liberia and all of postcolonial Africa. The author became president of the Republic of Liberia after the civil war 1989-90. |
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Halaman 109
... Dominant in this group was a ruling stratum consisting largely of merchants who also controlled the government . This stratum was based in Monrovia . In the early years of the Liberian experiment , it was dominated by mulattoes . It was ...
... Dominant in this group was a ruling stratum consisting largely of merchants who also controlled the government . This stratum was based in Monrovia . In the early years of the Liberian experiment , it was dominated by mulattoes . It was ...
Halaman 111
... dominated the political process until his death in 1938. Barclay , like Johnson , had been a protege of Roberts . He ... dominated elite in Monrovia.16 Tubman , who was not part of that elite , assumed the presidency in 1944 and ...
... dominated the political process until his death in 1938. Barclay , like Johnson , had been a protege of Roberts . He ... dominated elite in Monrovia.16 Tubman , who was not part of that elite , assumed the presidency in 1944 and ...
Halaman 241
... dominated patrimonial order . This was accomplished by the domination of property rights in land and labor by merchants who exercised political authority . The linking of land ownership to notions of good citizenship was not the only ...
... dominated patrimonial order . This was accomplished by the domination of property rights in land and labor by merchants who exercised political authority . The linking of land ownership to notions of good citizenship was not the only ...
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Social Order and Constitutional Choice | 1 |
The Idea of Liberia | 13 |
Indigenous West African Social Orders | 43 |
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activities administration African agent agreements agriculture American arrangements associated authority became become British called Chapter chiefs civilized coast coastal colonial communities Company concessions constituted continued contract discussed dominated early economic efforts elections emerged established European example exercise export Firestone forces foreign free blacks Grebo important included increased independence indigenous individuals institutions interest interior involved issues labor land largely later leaders legislature Liberian government loan major ment merchants military Monrovia nature nineteenth century officials operated opportunities organized party perceived percent period plantations political position powers president problem production property rights question recruitment region relations relationships reported result Roberts rubber rule schools served settlements settler settler society slave social society structure term territory tion towns trade Tubman United University workers