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Weber's theory of charisma is applied to the pre- and post-independence periods in selected African countries. Charismatic patterns are found to be functional in the independence movement and dysfunctional in meeting the subsequent problems of social, political and economic development. Institutionalization rather than charisma is seen as the more useful approach to the present and future problems of nation-building.
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