Title Coups, rivals, and the modern state : why rural coalitions matter in sub-Saharan Africa / Beth S. Rabinowitz

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (309 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction -- Part I. Setting the stage. -- A new theory of coalition politics -- Patterns of rule in Africa -- Rural alliances and coup risk : testing the theory. -- Part II. Forging coalitions. -- Alienating rural allies -- Kwame Nkrumah 1947-1957 -- Aligning with regional foes -- Felix Houphouet-Boigny 1945-1960. -- Part III. Consolidating power. -- An urban strategy unravels -- Kwame Nkrumah 1957-1966 -- A rural strategy builds a nation -- Felix Houphouet-Boigny 1960-1980. -- Part IV. Reversal of fortune. -- Reviving the state -- J.J. Rawlings 1979-1999 -- Losing the periphery -- Henri Konan Bedie 1980-1999 -- Structure not strategy? examining alternative explanations -- Conclusion Summary "Over the past three decades, sub-Saharan Africa has undergone promising changes. Most countries have instituted regular multiparty elections. Military rule has been on a steady decline. With this increased stability, Africa has seen unparalleled economic growth. So much so that sub-Saharan growth rates exceeded those of the world economy for the first two decades of the new millennium. Yet, there are troubling trends as well. The vast majority of low-income countries are found south of the Sahara. African states grapple with food insecurity, high unemployment, poverty, poor infrastructure, environmental degradation, and low integration in the global economy. Nor has political liberalization been wholly progressive. One-third of the states identified as 'not free' in 2017 by Freedom House were in sub-Saharan Africa. In many instances, African presidents have been able to work around multi-party elections and remain in power for two, three, in some cases even four decades. Countries like Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia, and the Central African Republic have continued to be on the precipice of civil conflict. And although there are fewer coups, since 2000 fourteen presidents have been successfully overthrown."--Publisher's summary Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Print version record Subject Houphouët-Boigny, Félix, 1905-1993. Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972. SUBJECT Houphouët-Boigny, Félix, 1905-1993 fast Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972 fast Subject Political stability -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Coalitions -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Coups d'état -- Africa, Sub-Saharan Presidents -- Côte d'Ivoire Presidents -- Ghana POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference. Coalitions Coups d'état Political stability Politics and government Presidents SUBJECT Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001682 Côte d'Ivoire -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069120 Ghana -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054770 Subject Sub-Saharan Africa Côte d'Ivoire Ghana Form Electronic book ISBN 9781108359436 1108359434 9781108333740 1108333745 1108411673 9781108411677

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