{"product_id":"federal-solutions-to-state-failure-in-africa-9789171068668","title":"Federal Solutions to State Failure in Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eghosa E. Osaghae\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Nordic Africa Institute\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comparative Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a legal-constitutional system of government of fairly rigid rules and practices, federalism in Africa might not have a positive image, but the overall relevance and utility of federalism for state-building on the continent has been grossly underestimated, for reasons related to narrow legal-constitutional standards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis paper shows that federal solutions offer the relevant framework and principles for rebuilding the state as a decolonial construct of collective ownership, shared rule and self-rule. The central argument is that the unravelling of the received state, whose failure is manifest in the contestations, conflicts and wars, and overall inability to function as a state, provides the opportunity for renegotiating and re-bargaining the state. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46454216130711,"sku":"9789171068668","price":1209.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789171068668.webp?v=1769147976","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/federal-solutions-to-state-failure-in-africa-9789171068668","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}