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Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics: Multi-Ethnic Coalitions in Africa: Business Financing of Opposition Election Campaigns
Leonardo R. Arriola
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paperback. Africa's long-ruling incumbents stay in power because opposition politicians struggle to secure the finances required to build electoral coalitions. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 324 pages, 31 b/w illus. 1 map 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JPB; JPHF; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462. Business Financing of Opposition Election Campaigns. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. 324 pages, 31 b/w illus. 1 map 15 tables. Africa's long-ruling incumbents stay in power because opposition politicians struggle to secure the finances required to build electoral coalitions. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1H; JPB; JPHF; KCP. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 19. Weight: 462.
Why are politicians able to form electoral coalitions that bridge ethnic divisions in some countries and not others? This book answers this question by presenting a theory of pecuniary coalition building in multi-ethnic countries governed through patronage. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, the book explains how the relative autonomy of business from state-controlled capital affects political bargaining among opposition politicians in particular. While incumbents form coalitions by using state resources to secure cross-ethnic endorsements, opposition politicians must rely on the private resources of business to do the same. This book combines cross-national analyses of African countries with in-depth case studies of ... Read more
Why are politicians able to form electoral coalitions that bridge ethnic divisions in some countries and not others? This book answers this question by presenting a theory of pecuniary coalition building in multi-ethnic countries governed through patronage. Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa, the book explains how the relative autonomy of business from state-controlled capital affects political bargaining among opposition politicians in particular. While incumbents form coalitions by using state resources to secure cross-ethnic endorsements, opposition politicians must rely on the private resources of business to do the same. This book combines cross-national analyses of African countries with in-depth case studies of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Condition
New
Weight
462g
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107605435
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V9781107605435
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About Leonardo R. Arriola
Leonardo R. Arriola is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the Vice Chair of the African Politics Conference Group, a research network affiliated with the American Political Science Association, for 2011-13. He has received grants and fellowships from the National Science Foundation; the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at Notre Dame; the Center ... Read more
Reviews for Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics: Multi-Ethnic Coalitions in Africa: Business Financing of Opposition Election Campaigns
A major contribution. Arriola draws not only from Africanist literatures, but also from scholarship on other regions. His account will be broadly read and influential. Learned, rigorous, and deeply thoughtful. Full marks! Robert H. Bates, Harvard University Under conditions in which the benefits of political office are presumed to accrue only to those who share ... Read more