Distributive politics in developing countries : almost pork / edited by Mark Baskin and Michael L. Mezey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baskin, Mark, editor.

Mezey, Michael L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Income distribution--Developing countries.

Income distribution.

Democracy--Economic aspects.

Distributive justice.

Developing countries.

Distributive justice--Developing countries.

Economic development--Developing countries.

Economic development.

Democracy--Economic aspects--Developing countries.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

xii, 265 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2014]

Contents:

1 Introduction: Are Constituency Development Funds a Policy Tool? / Mark Baskin Baskin, Mark 1

2 Why CDFs in Africa? Representation vs. Constituency Service / Joel D. Barkan Barkan, Joel D., Robert Mattes Mattes, Robert 27

3 Money for Small Things: Experience and Lessons of Kenya's Constituency Development Fund / David Ndii Ndii, David 49

4 In Name Only: Uganda's Constituency Development Fund / Nelson Kasfir Kasfir, Nelson, Stephen Hippo Twebaze Twebaze, Stephen Hippo 83

5 Earmarks in the United States / Diana Evans Evans, Diana 107

6 Drug Dons and the Development of Executive Driven Bi-Partisan CDFs in Jamaica / Horace Bartilow Bartilow, Horace 143

7 Constituency Needs, Constitutional Propriety and Clientelist Patronage: Constituency Development Funds in India / Harry Blair Blair, Harry 167

8 Conclusion: Constituency Development Funds and the Role of the Representative / Michael L. Mezey Mezey, Michael L. 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739180686

0739180681

OCLC:

881208631