Institutions and Ethnic Politics in Africa

(Part of the Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions Series)

by Daniel N. Posner

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Presenting a theory to explain how politics revolves around one axis of social cleavage instead of another, Daniel Posner examines Zambia, where people identify themselves either as members of one of the country's seventy-three tribes or as members of one of its four principal language groups. Drawing on a simple model of identity choice, Posner demonstrates that the answer depends on whether the country is operating under single-party or multi-party...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521541794

ISBN13:9780521541794

Release Date:June 2005

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Education & Reference Elections & Political Process Ethnic Studies Government Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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