The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa - Paperback
by Kate Baldwin
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kate BaldwinSeries:Cambridge Studies in Comparative PoliticsPublish date:2015-11-12Pages:253
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781107566446ISBN-10:1107566444UPC:9781107566446Book Category:Political ScienceBook Subcategory:World, Political Process, Political IdeologiesBook Topic:African, DemocracySize:9.07 x 6.01 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SC15PTMQHG
The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa
The Paradox of Traditional Chiefs in Democratic Africa shows that unelected traditional leaders can facilitate democratic responsiveness. Ironically, chiefs' undemocratic character gives them a capacity to organize responses to rural problems that elected politicians and state institutions lack. Specifically, chiefs' longer time horizons encourage investment in local institutions that enable the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781107566446ISBN-10:1107566444UPC:9781107566446Book Category:Political ScienceBook Subcategory:World, Political Process, Political IdeologiesBook Topic:African, DemocracySize:9.07 x 6.01 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SC15PTMQHG
Baldwin, Kate: - Kate Baldwin is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University, Connecticut. She has conducted field research in Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Her work has been published in leading journals in political science, including the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, World Politics, and Comparative Politics....
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