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State and Crises of Political Legitimacy in Africa
Abstract
The study examined the state and political legitimacy in Africa. The problem of the study is to evaluate the nexus between the low autonomization of the state and crisis of political legitimacy. We drew lessons from selected states in Africa; and anchored our investigations on some basic propositions arising from the Marxist political economy analysis of post-colonial state. At the end of our investigations, we noted among others, that the bane of most states in Africa lies in the flaunting of low level of autonomy. This fundamentally predisposes the state to become an instrument in the hands of economic notables for appropriation, expropriation and plundering of common wealth. The study recommended, among others, measures for improving the state autonomy and re-focusing the development enterprise along the demands and resource base of society.
