Electoral Politics and Africa''s Urban Transition - Class and Ethnicity in Ghana

Explores the political impacts of ethnic diversity and the growth of the middle class in urban Africa.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

Noah L. Nathan is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has conducted extended field research on electoral politics in Africa, especially in Ghana.

Riassunto

Despite the rapid urbanization of African societies, the socio-economic changes associated with urbanization are not having the political effects that many expected. This book contributes to understanding African urbanization, political behavior, and the ability of developing societies to transition away from clientelism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Noah L Nathan, Noah L. Nathan, Noah L. (University of Michigan Nathan, NATHAN NOAH L.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108474955
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47495-5
• Pagine: 363
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Comparati; Cambridge Studies in Comparati; Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Political Economy, Social research & statistics, urban economics, Political science and theory, Urban communities, Social research and statistics, Political ideologies and movements, Political structure and processes, Regional / urban economics, Urban communities / city life