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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101009262823
ISBN-139781009262828
eBay Product ID (ePID)21068562385
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Book TitleParties, Political Finance, and Governance in Africa : Extracting Money and Shaping States in Benin and Ghana
Number of Pages328 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, American Government / General
Publication Year2024
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science
AuthorRachel Sigman
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.7 in
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Dewey Edition23
Reviews'This excellent study of political finance in Africa explains the extent and type of delegating extraction of state resources. The questions of to whom, how, and which instruments of control are used to delegate extraction have important lessons for state politicization and institutional performance, state capacity, and public policy across the world.' Rachel Beatty Riedl, Cornell University
Dewey Decimal324.21096
Table Of Content1. The politics of extraction; 2. Extraction problems and party solutions; 3. Politics and party institutions in Benin and Ghana; 4. Extraction strategies in Benin and Ghana; 5. Staffing the state for extraction; 6. Extraction and the executive; 7. Extraction and the bureaucracy; 8. Reflections on parties, extraction, and state performance.
SynopsisDrawing upon in-depth case studies of Benin and Ghana, Rachel Sigman explains the strategies political parties use to extract money from the state and how these strategies shape government performance. Challenging conventional views of ineffective African states, Sigman develops a nuanced understanding of 'good governance' in Africa., A major challenge for the advancement of democratic governance in Africa is the extraction of money by ruling parties from the state to fund their electoral campaigns and gain political advantage over opponents. Drawing upon in-depth case studies of Benin and Ghana, Rachel Sigman considers how, and with what consequences, party leaders control and access public funds to finance their political operations. Weaving together biographical data on government ministers, surveys of civil servants, elite interviews, and archival research, Sigman explains leaders' extraction strategies and connects these strategies to how politicians manage state personnel. In so doing, she challenges the perception of African states as uniformly weak and argues that effective government is possible even in contexts of widespread state politicization, corruption, and clientelism. Demonstrating the profound impact that extractive financing practices have on democratic institutions, Sigman illuminates and develops our understanding of "good governance" across the African continent.
LC Classification NumberJF2112.C28S5 2024
