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The room in an expensive West African hotel has most of the amenities of Western accommodations. But the radio and television sets do not work, nor does the telephone. As for the hot-water faucet, it has never even been connected. A perfect symbol, our guide tells us, for the...
Most of the problems of present-day Africa, Mazrui suggests, can be traced to Western interlopers: from the missionaries and slave traders of early days, through the European colonialists who carved up the continent with arbitrary national borders, to capitalists who have plundered its natural resources, "often bequeathing decay rather...
Bok writes that American history and traditions have given the country's colleges several distinct advantages over those of other nations. First, they enjoy "a remarkable freedom from government control. Universities on the continent were formed under state charters and are funded almost exclusively from public coffers.
The economic costs of the tragedy are difficult to calculate. The impact on the immediate area is likely to be devastating, although the effect on the entire country will be minimal. Compared with most of its fellow African states, Cameroon is well off. As a leading exporter of coffee and...
THIS IS WHERE Americas's colleges and universities come into the picture. Bok believes that American history and traditions have given the country's colleges several distinct advantages over those of other nations. First, they enjoy "a remarkable freedom from government control." Higher education in Europe, for instance, is firmly...