Burkina Faso

Pierre Englebert highlights the historical and contemporary factors that account for the Burkina Faso's, a country in West Africa, instability; considers the ethnic, religious, and social contours of its polity; examines its economic policies and prospects; and analyzes its external relations.

Englebert, Pierre

Introduction -- "E Pluribus Unum?" Precolonial and Colonial History -- Political Instability and the Quest for Legitimacy -- The Economy of Growth Amid Poverty -- Society and Culture -- Foreign Relations, or the Limits of Sovereignty -- Conclusion