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Despite being the second largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, Angola is plagued by massive poverty, inequality, corruption and poor rule of law record. The Angolan situation is consistent with the ‘resource curse’ or the ‘paradox of plenty’ phenomenon. This chapter discusses the dynamics of state fragility in Angola. It argues that in spite of its enormous natural resources, Angola suffers from state fragility. It illustrates Angola’s state fragility by taking into account the governance failure (transparency, accountability, rule of law), diminished role of civil society, limited access to information and weak service delivery.
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Arko-Cobbah, A., Olivier, B. (2016). The Dynamics of State Fragility in Angola. In: Olowu, D., Chanie, P. (eds) State Fragility and State Building in Africa. United Nations University Series on Regionalism, vol 10. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20642-4_8
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