Coups and Army Rule in Africa: Studies in Military Style
By (author): "Samuel Decalo"
ISBN0300019424
ISBN139780300019421
AsinCoups and Army Rule in Africa: Studies in Military Style
Original titleCoups and Army Rule in Africa: Motivations and Constraints
Samuel Decalo presents detailed evidence from Dahomey, Togo, Congo/Brazzaville, and Uganda that African military coups are engineered by coteries of cliques composed of ambitious officers seeking self-advancement. He successfully refutes prevailing theories that military rule has fostered socioeconomic or political development or stability.