Seaport Dependence and Inter-State Cooperation: The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Abstract
This is study of cooperation among 18 sub-Saharan African states during their first post-colonial decade (1962-1968). Five major hypotheses about cooperation are tested. The states were selected from each part of independent sub-Saharan Africa. The unit of analysis is the 'dyad'--a pair of social actors considered together as a relational unit. The first hypothesis posits that, under certain conditions, great resource dependence leads to cooperative attempts by the dependent state toward the state(s) with the resource. The second hypothesis stipulates that geographically proximate states will cooperate more that will states at great physical distance from each other. The third asserts that the greater two states' combined 'resource capabilities', the greater will be the cooperation between them. The fourth posits that the greater a dyad's cultural similarity/homogeneity, the greater its cooperation. The fifth hypothesis stipulates that certain highly similar linkages between each dyadic member and an external 'organization' will affect cooperation between dyadic members.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA081193
Entities
People
- James S. Thomason
Organizations
- Center for Naval Analyses