Multi-Ethnic Coalitions in Africa: Business Financing of Opposition Election Campaigns

by Leonardo R. Arriola

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107605431
• ISBN13: 9781107605435
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"