Efforts by colonial governments to build closer ties between metro-pole and empire after 1945 also remade urban space. ... Strikes in Mombasa, Lagos, Dar es Salaam, and other cities between 1945 and 1950 led colonial municipal governments to push for more social benefits for African city residents. ... To the British, French, and Germans, the primary colonizing nations, the individual needs of their colonial subjects were not important. ... Prior to partition, the European powers had to contend with the varying moods of African governments that, although dependent on international trade, sti...

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Stronger governments have had more choice than weaker governments concerning their response to global pressures for more international and less regulated economic activities. Even the weakest government, however, has had some room for manoeuvre. ... For example, a car could be designed in Germany, the car's silicon chips made in South Korea and the assembly of larger electronic components done in Malaysia, mechanical parts made in Mexico, the main car assembly done in Eastern Europe and the marketing, distribution and retail responsibilities going back to Germany. ... Furthermore, governm...

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