Cameroon: dependence and independence

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Title:	Cameroon: dependence and independence
Author:	DeLancey, Mark W.
Year:	1989
Pages:	193
Language:	English
Series:	Westview profiles, Nations of contemporary Africa
City of publisher:	Boulder, CO
Publisher:	Westview Press
ISBN:	0891588825; 1855210533
Geographic term:	Cameroon
Subjects:	politics political economy nation
Abstract:	At the time of independence, Cameroon appeared, in many respects, to be a 'typical' African nation. Yet today, more than two decades after independence, the country seems remarkable among, rather than representative of, modern African nations. It is not a debtor nation, it produces enough to feed its population, and it claims a diversified economy and a politically stable government. Is this appearance of economic and political good fortune a reality or a facade? If a reality, what explains this success? If a facade, what is the reality of Cameroon's political economy? This book explores this dichotomy, emphasizing the means and processes by which Cameroon has evolved from a divided colony into a modern State. Providing insight into both the francophone and the anglophone points of view, the author elucidates Cameroon's successes and failures in nationbuilding. He pays attention to the country's precolonial and colonial heritage, its political system, society and culture, economy, foreign policy, and the future of Cameroon's political and economic system.