African State Governance
Subnational Politics and National Power
Published on 30. July 2015
Book
Hardback
XVI, 253 pages
978-1-137-52333-4 (ISBN)
Description
Africa is changing and it is easy to overlook how decentralization, democratization, and new forms of illiberalism have transformed federalism, political parties, and local politics. Chapters on Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa help fill an important gap in comparative institutional research about state and local politics in Africa.
Reviews / Votes
"This book offers an encompassing analysis of the state of subnational political institutions in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. . an ambitious book that shows how subnational legislative politics and local democratic development are weakly linked in Africa. This book will become an important reference for those interested in subnational legislative institutions as the missing link in the processes of political change in Africa." (Hélder Ferreira do Vale, Democratization, Vol. 24 (4), 2017)
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Edition
1st ed. 2015
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
XVI, 253 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
463 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-52333-4 (9781137523334)
DOI
10.1057/9781137523341
Schweitzer Classification
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A. Carl Levan | Joseph Olayinka Fashagba | Edward R. McMahon
African State Governance
Subnational Politics and National Power
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Subnational Politics and National Power
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Persons
Yahaya Baba, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Nigeria. Olufunmbi 'Funmbi' M. Elemo, Michigan State University, USA. Joseph Olayinka Fashagba, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria. Solomon Gofie, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia A. Carl LeVan, American University, Washington, D.C, USA. Majuta J. Mamogale, Limpopo Provincial Legislature, Limpopo Province, South Africa Edward E. McMahon, University of Vermont, USA. Westen Kwatemba Shilaho, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Rotimi Suberu, Bennington College, Vermont, USA.
Content
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Notes on the Contributors
Introduction: Subnational Legislative Politics and African Democratic Development; A. Carl LeVan
PART I: NIGERIA IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
1. Lessons in Fiscal Federalism for Africa ' 's New Oil Exporters; Rotimi T. Suberu
2. Taxation and Determinants of Legislative Representation in Africa; Olufunmbi Elemo
3. Subnational Legislatures and National Governing Institutions in Nigeria, 1999-2014; Joseph Olayinka Fashagba
4. Executive Dominance or Subnational Democratization? State and National-Level Institutions Compared; Yahaya T. Baba
PART II: NEW INSTITUTIONAL FRONTIERS IN FEDERALISM
5. Devolution Under Kenya ' 's 2010 Constitutional Dispensation; Westen Shilaho
6. Central Control and Regional States ' ' Autonomy in Ethiopia; Solomon Gofie
7. Provincial Governance and Party Competition in Post-Apartheid South Africa; Majuta Judas Mamogale
Conclusion: Subnational Politics and National Power in Africa; Joseph Olayinka Fashagba and Edward R. McMahon
Index
List of Figures
Preface
Notes on the Contributors
Introduction: Subnational Legislative Politics and African Democratic Development; A. Carl LeVan
PART I: NIGERIA IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
1. Lessons in Fiscal Federalism for Africa ' 's New Oil Exporters; Rotimi T. Suberu
2. Taxation and Determinants of Legislative Representation in Africa; Olufunmbi Elemo
3. Subnational Legislatures and National Governing Institutions in Nigeria, 1999-2014; Joseph Olayinka Fashagba
4. Executive Dominance or Subnational Democratization? State and National-Level Institutions Compared; Yahaya T. Baba
PART II: NEW INSTITUTIONAL FRONTIERS IN FEDERALISM
5. Devolution Under Kenya ' 's 2010 Constitutional Dispensation; Westen Shilaho
6. Central Control and Regional States ' ' Autonomy in Ethiopia; Solomon Gofie
7. Provincial Governance and Party Competition in Post-Apartheid South Africa; Majuta Judas Mamogale
Conclusion: Subnational Politics and National Power in Africa; Joseph Olayinka Fashagba and Edward R. McMahon
Index