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Crusader Complex: Good Governance and Political Settlements in Africa and Beyond

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  • Xu, Tao Louie
  • Zhou, Shengjie

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This perspective critically examines the global alignment of good governance as a crusader complex to ideologically universalise Western market-oriented institutions across the South. With the case of Sub-Saharan Africa, the essay interrogates the historical, sociopolitical, and economic implications of imposing one-size-fits-all governance standards without sufficient contextualisation. The political settlements approach is called to recognise diverse power structures and local realities. Scanning South Africa, Mauritius, Senegal, and Botswana, it demonstrates the necessity of tailoring governance to specific contexts with pragmatic political settlements.

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  • Xu, Tao Louie & Zhou, Shengjie, 2024. "Crusader Complex: Good Governance and Political Settlements in Africa and Beyond," MPRA Paper 122765, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:122765
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    • B5 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches
    • B52 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary; Modern Monetary Theory;
    • Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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