Democracy in Ghana : everyday politics in urban Africa /

Rapid urbanization and political liberalization is changing the nature of African politics and societies. This book develops a framework for the study of democracy and development that emphasizes informal institutions and the politics of belonging in the context of daily life, in contrast to the for...

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Main Authors: Paller, Jeffrey
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2019.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: Rapid urbanization and political liberalization is changing the nature of African politics and societies. This book develops a framework for the study of democracy and development that emphasizes informal institutions and the politics of belonging in the context of daily life, in contrast to the formal and electoral paradigms that dominate the social sciences. Based on fifteen months of field research including ethnographic observation, focus group interviews, and original quantitative survey analysis in Ghana, this book intervenes in major debates about public goods provision, civic partici
Carrier Form: xvii, 313 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-309) and index.
ISBN: 9781316513309
1316513300
Index Number: JQ3036
CLC: D744.534
F299.445-05
D744.52
Call Number: D744.52/P166