Beth S Rabinowitz

Coups, Rivals, and the Modern State

Why Rural Coalitions Matter in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In states with weak institutions and strong ethno-regional challengers, consolidating politically by developing a strategic rural coalition is the necessary first step towards state building, economic development, and democratization. Through demonstrating this, Rabinowitz upends the long-held assumption that African leaders must only cater to urban constituents to secure their rule.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 329
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9781108411677
• ISBN-10: 1108411673
• Artikelnr.: 58660923

Autorenporträt

Beth S. Rabinowitz is Assistant Professor at Rutgers State University of New Jersey. Her research focuses on regime strategies and political stability in sub-Saharan Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Part I. Setting the Stage: 1. A new theory of coalition politics; 2. Patterns of rule in Africa; 3. Rural alliances and coup risk: testing the theory; Part II. Forging Coalitions: 4. Alienating rural allies
Kwame Nkrumah 1947
1957; 5. Aligning with regional foes
Félix Houphouët
Boigny 1945
1960; Part III. Consolidating Power: 6. An urban strategy unravels
Kwame Nkrumah 1957
1966; 7. A rural strategy builds a nation
Félix Houphouët
Boigny 1960
1980; Part IV. Reversal of Fortune: 8. Reviving the state
J. J. Rawlings 1979
1999; 9. Losing the periphery
Henri Konan Bédié 1980
1999; 10. Structure not strategy? Examining alternative explanations; Conclusion.