books.google.co.uk - During the first 25 years of independence, the African state was largely driven from within by the ambition to establish political order in a world where national sovereignty over issues of development was not in question. The next 25 years have been characterized by a different dynamic: external influences...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_African_State_in_a_Changing_Global_C.html?id=OTJsi--yOvcC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe African State in a Changing Global Context