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At the end of World War II, everyone knew what caused third world poverty and oppression: colonialism. Then, empire crumbled. Hope blossomed everywhere. New technologies held the promise of plenty for all. Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, preached a text for the third world’s new leaders: ‘Seek ye first the political kingdom, and all else will follow.’ Outside the wall, trumpets sounded glad tidings of political freedom and material comfort.
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Seidman, A., Seidman, R.B. (1994). Introduction. In: State and Law in the Development Process. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23615-2_1
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