Patrons, parties, political linkage and the birth of competitive-authoritarianism in Africa

Few scholars have taught us more about African voters, legislators, and legislatures than Joel Barkan. Drawing on Barkan’s analysis, the first part of this article argues that the African one-party state can be usefully viewed as a competitiveauthoritarian system underpinned by a form of political...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cheeseman, N
Format: Journal article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2015