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Beth Rabinowitz

    Coups, Rivals, and the Modern State
    • 2020

      Coups, Rivals, and the Modern State

      • 329pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      In states with weak institutions and strong ethno-regional challengers, consolidating politically by developing a strategic rural coalition is the necessary first step towards state building, economic development, and democratization. Through demonstrating this, Rabinowitz upends the long-held assumption that African leaders must only cater to urban constituents to secure their rule.

      Coups, Rivals, and the Modern State