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Urban poverty and party populism in African democracies / Danielle Resnick, United Nations University.
Van Pelt Library JQ1879.A15 R47 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Resnick, Danielle, 1980-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban poor--Political activity--Africa.
- Urban poor.
- Populism--Africa.
- Populism.
- Political participation--Africa.
- Political participation.
- Urban poor--Political activity.
- Africa.
- Political parties--Africa.
- Political parties.
- Africa--Politics and government--1960-.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- Contents:
- Urbanization, voting behavior, and party politics in African democracies
- Drivers of voting behavior among Africa's urban poor : why populist strategies prevail
- The bite of "King Cobra" : populist strategies in the Zambian context
- Gorgui's gamble : the rise and fall of populist strategies in Senegal
- The view from below : how the urban poor react to political party strategies
- Beyond the city : building coalitions with rural voters
- Political parties and populist strategies in other African democracies
- Conclusions, contributions, and implications.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-288) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107036802
- 1107036801
- OCLC:
- 841050219
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