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 295
... military to be tainted by their service in that govern- ment . The fundamental orientation and basic objective of the new regime were unclear . Consisting of such a hodgepodge of groups , the regime vacillated between an attempt to ...
... military to be tainted by their service in that govern- ment . The fundamental orientation and basic objective of the new regime were unclear . Consisting of such a hodgepodge of groups , the regime vacillated between an attempt to ...
Halaman 296
... military government ; as a result , the Liberian economy became attractive to ill - reputed speculative capital , loan sharks , and international confidence men.85 In the urban areas , the overwhelming preoccupation of the military ...
... military government ; as a result , the Liberian economy became attractive to ill - reputed speculative capital , loan sharks , and international confidence men.85 In the urban areas , the overwhelming preoccupation of the military ...
Halaman 298
... military dictator . Beneath the trappings of a constitution that contained guarantees of civil liberties , a legislature , and a judiciary , the military , under the control of a Krahn ethnic core , remained the ultimate instrument of ...
... military dictator . Beneath the trappings of a constitution that contained guarantees of civil liberties , a legislature , and a judiciary , the military , under the control of a Krahn ethnic core , remained the ultimate instrument of ...
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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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