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Multi-ethnic coalitions in Africa : business financing of opposition election campaigns /

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 e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arriola, Leonardo R. (Leonardo Rafael)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The puzzle of opposition coordination
  • A theory of pecuniary coalition formation
  • The emergence of financial reprisal regimes
  • The political control of banking
  • The liberalization of capital
  • The political alignment of business
  • Opposition bargaining across ethnic cleavages
  • Multiethnic opposition coalitions in African elections
  • Democratic consolidation in Africa
  • Appendix A: Commercial banking sector size and opposition coalitions in Africa
  • Appendix B: Sources on commodity exports and ethnic production by country
  • Appendix C: Variables: definitions, sources, and summary statistics
  • Appendix D: Multiethnic opposition coalitions in Africa, 1990-2005.