Electoral politics and Africa's urban transition : class and ethnicity in Ghana

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    • Nathan, Noah L.

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Electoral politics and Africa's urban transition : class and ethnicity in Ghana

Noah L. Nathan

(Cambridge studies in comparative politics)

Cambridge University Press, 2019

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-337) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Two aspects of contemporary urban life in Africa are often described as sources of political change: the emergence of a large urban middle class and high levels of ethnic diversity and inter-ethnic social contact. Many expected that these factors would help spark a transition away from ethnic competition and clientelism toward more programmatic elections. Focusing on urban Ghana, this book shows that the growing middle class and high levels of ethnic diversity are not having the anticipated political effects. Instead, urban Ghana is stuck in a trap: clientelism and ethnic voting persist in many urban neighborhoods despite changes to the socio-economic characteristics and policy preferences of voters. Through a unique examination of intra-urban variation in patterns of electoral competition, Nathan explains why this trap exists, demonstrates its effects on political behavior, and explores how new democracies like Ghana can move past it.

目次

  • Part I. Introduction: 1. Urban politics in a trap
  • 2. Urban Ghana in context
  • Part II. The Middle Class and Programmatic Politics: 3. Class and preferences
  • 4. Credibility, patronage, and participation
  • Part III. Neighborhoods and Ethnic Competition: 5. Ethnic competition across neighborhoods
  • 6. Distributive politics in urban areas
  • 7. Neighborhood context, expectations of favoritism, and voting
  • Part IV. Implications for Urban Governance
  • 8. Turnout inequality and capture in municipal elections
  • 9. Paths out of the trap?
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB27972332
  • ISBN
    • 9781108474955
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Cambridge
  • ページ数/冊数
    xii, 344 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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