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Through an analysis of the recent political history of Tanzania and Uganda,
Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions offers a novel explanation of why authoritarian parties and legislatures vary in strength, and why this variation matters.
List of contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions
- 3: Authoritarian Party Consolidation
- 4: Authoritarian Party Trajectories
- 5: Legislative Institutional Strength
- 6: Legislative Influence
- 7: Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Michaela Collord is an Assistant Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. Her research focuses on the political economy of authoritarian rule and political institutions in developing countries. Her work also explores authoritarian strategies of urban political dominance and urban labour organizing. She has over a decade of experience working on politics and governance in East Africa and her research has been published in journals such as African Affairs, Democratization, Journal of Eastern African Studies, and Journal of Modern African Studies.
Summary
Through an analysis of the recent political history of Tanzania and Uganda, Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions offers a novel explanation of why authoritarian parties and legislatures vary in strength, and why this variation matters.
Additional text
Collord has produced a highly original and lucid account of power, parties, and legislatures in contemporary Africa. Employing a fresh and compelling theoretical perspective that is grounded in extensive empirical detail, Collord considers political party and legislative variation in Tanzania and Uganda. She argues persuasively that this institutional variation reflects differences in the distribution of power and wealth across authoritarian African regimes. Her book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on African political economy.
