Developing States, Shaping Citizenship - Service Delivery and Political Participation in Zambia

Argues that the quality of citizens' interactions with the government through service provision sends them important signals about what they can hope to gain from political action. These interactions influence not only formal political behaviours, but also collective behaviour, political engagement, and subversive behaviours like tax evasion.

About the author

Erin Accampo Hern is Assistant Professor of Political Economy at the College of Idaho.

Summary

In fledgling democracies marked by patronage, ethnic politics, and elite capture, what motivates citizens to participate in politics?

Product details

• Authors: Erin Hern, Erin Accampo Hern
• Publisher: University Of Michigan Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780472074143
• ISBN: 978-0-472-07414-3
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: African Perspectives; African Perspectives
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education