Consider the outcome of nation-buildings in africa. did nations with strong central governments achieve more stability than those with less autocratic governments? why or why not?

Nations with strong central governments were more successful in achieving stability than those with weaker governments. One of the main reasons for this is the fact that strong central governments are more effective in raising taxes.

Taxation serves several different purposes. The most obvious one is that taxes can be reinvested in social projects, such as buildings, schools, roads, healthcare, etc. Another advantage of taxes is that it makes the government accountable to the people. The people feel more entitled to demand satisfaction when they know the government is using their money. The government itself feels more pressured to fulfill its promises as well. Finally, taxation can increase national identity, because it gives people the feeling of working towards a common project, which contributes to the stability of the state (this is a serious problem in Africa, as state lines often cut across ethnic ones).

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.

the law supported victims of political persecution.

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