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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461950103321

Titolo

Neopatrimonialism in Africa and beyond / / edited by Daniel C. Bach and Mamoudou Gazibo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-46173-0

9786613461735

0-203-14562-3

1-136-50621-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies on African politics and international relations ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

BachDaniel

GaziboMamoudou

Disciplina

320.96

Soggetti

Political corruption - Africa

Political ethics - Africa

Electronic books.

Africa Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Neopatrimonialism in Africa and Beyond; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; List of contributors; Introduction; PART I Concepts and their relevance; 1 Weber's patrimonial domination and its interpretations; 2 Patrimonialism and neopatrimonialism: comparative receptions and transcriptions; 3 The model of the political entrepreneur; 4 Charles Njonjo: the portrait of a 'big man' in Kenya; 5 Can neopatrimonialism dissolve into democracy?; 6 Neopatrimonialism and its reinterpretations by development economics; PART II New orientations and debates in Africa

7 The path from neopatrimonialism: democracy and clientelism in Africa today8 Rebellion and warlordism: the spectre of neopatrimonialism; 9 The origins and meaning of Nigeria's 'godfatherism' phenomenon; 10 Monitoring the neopatrimonial state on a day- to-day basis: politicians, customs officials and traders in Niger; PART III Regional transcriptions and interpretations; 11 Oligarchy and caciquismo in the Philippines; 12 Jeitinho and other related phenomena



in contemporary Brazil; 13 Neopatrimonialism, factionalism and patronage in post- Soviet Uzbekistan

14 Berlusconismo as a case of 'hybrid neopatrimonialism'15 Clientelism and patrimonialism in international relations: the case of France's African policy; Conclusion: neopatrimonial and developmental - the emerging states' syndrome; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Neopatrimonialism, a system whereby rulers use state resources for personal benefit and to secure the loyalty of clients in the general population, is central to any teaching or conceptualisation of contemporary African politics. This book is a theoretical and comparative study of neopatrimonialism in Africa and across world regions.Although such practices are widespread in other parts of the world, the African neopatrimonial state has also become a global prototype of the anti-developmental state. This volume calls for a reappraisal of the genesis and interpretations of the concepts