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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Beth S. Rabinowitz (Rutgers University, New Jersey)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.450kg ISBN: 9781108411677ISBN 10: 1108411673 Pages: 329 Publication Date: 13 February 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Setting the Stage: 1. A new theory of coalition politics; 2. Patterns of rule in Africa; 3. Rural alliances and coup risk: testing the theory; Part II. Forging Coalitions: 4. Alienating rural allies – Kwame Nkrumah 1947–1957; 5. Aligning with regional foes – Félix Houphouët-Boigny 1945–1960; Part III. Consolidating Power: 6. An urban strategy unravels – Kwame Nkrumah 1957–1966; 7. A rural strategy builds a nation – Félix Houphouët-Boigny 1960–1980; Part IV. Reversal of Fortune: 8. Reviving the state – J. J. Rawlings 1979–1999; 9. Losing the periphery – Henri Konan Bédié 1980–1999; 10. Structure not strategy? Examining alternative explanations; Conclusion.Reviews'Through extensive research and perspicacious theorizing, Beth S. Rabinowitz has developed an innovative and compelling argument about the significance of a 'rural political strategy' for statebuilding in Africa. Rulers who build coalitions in the countryside are less prone to coups and more likely to develop their economies than leaders who focus on urban areas and consolidating power. Building on a deep tradition in the study of African politics, Rabinowitz breaks new ground in the study of urban-rural dynamics by demonstrating empirically how a rural political strategy contributes to stability. Her book is a key contribution for those who wish to understand the structural foundations of politics in Africa.' Scott Straus, University of Wisconsin, Madison 'Beth S. Rabinowitz brings territorial politics back into the study of postcolonial African states. This valuable study is an important counterweight to conventional stories of 'urban bias' in African politics, and a historical corrective to work that takes 1990s multipartism as the 'beginning of politics'. Rabinowitz's argument that strong agricultural policies stabilized some of the continent's most successful regimes is developed in a structured comparison of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, and then extended across a set of 135 governments (in 44 countries) in postcolonial Africa. A new and important argument.' Catherine Boone, London School of Economics and Political Science Advance praise: 'Through extensive research and perspicacious theorizing, Beth Rabinowitz has developed an innovative and compelling argument about the significance of a 'rural political strategy' for statebuilding in Africa. Rulers who build coalitions in the countryside are less prone to coups and more likely to develop their economies than leaders who focus on urban areas and consolidating power. Building on a deep tradition in the study of African politics, Rabinowitz breaks new ground in the study of urban-rural dynamics by demonstrating empirically how a rural political strategy contributes to stability. Her book is a key contribution for those who wish to understand the structural foundations of politics in Africa.' Scott Straus, University of Wisconsin, Madison Advance praise: 'Beth S. Rabinowitz brings territorial politics back into the study of postcolonial African states. This valuable study is an important counterweight to conventional stories of 'urban bias' in African politics, and a historical corrective to work that takes 1990s multipartism as the 'beginning of politics'. Rabinowitz's argument that strong agricultural policies stabilized some of the continent's most successful regimes is developed in a structured comparison of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, and then extended across a set of 135 governments (in 44 countries) in postcolonial Africa. A new and important argument.' Catherine Boone, London School of Economics and Political Science Author InformationBeth S. Rabinowitz is Assistant Professor at Rutgers State University of New Jersey. Her research focuses on regime strategies and political stability in sub-Saharan Africa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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