Wealth, power, and authoritarian institutions : comparing dominant parties and parliaments in Tanzania and Uganda /

Through an analysis of the recent political history of Tanzania and Uganda, 'Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions' offers a novel explanation of why authoritarian parties and legislatures vary in strength, and why this variation matters.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collord, Michaela, 1991- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:Oxford studies in African politics and international relations.
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505 0 |a Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Argument -- 1.2 Contributions of the Argument -- 1.3 Research Design -- 1.4 Plan of the Book -- 2 Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions -- 2.1 Towards an Analysis of Authoritarian Institutions -- 2.1.1 Authoritarian Institutions in Comparative Research -- 2.1.2 An Alternative Political Economy Approach -- 2.2 A Theory of Political Institutions in Africa -- 2.2.1 Two Authoritarian Party Ideal Types 
505 8 |a 2.2.2 Capitalist Development, 'Politicized Accumulation', and Party Trajectories -- 2.2.3 From Party to Parliament -- 2.3 Conclusion -- 3 Authoritarian Party Consolidation -- 3.1 Argument and Methods -- 3.2 Post-Independence Regimes -- 3.2.1 Tanzania-Consolidation of an 'Institutionalized Coalition' -- 3.2.2 Kenya-Consolidation of a 'Bargained Coalition' -- 3.3 Post-'Liberation' Regimes -- 3.3.1 Uganda-Consolidation of a 'Bargained Coalition' -- 3.3.2 Rwanda-Consolidation of an 'Institutionalized Coalition' -- 3.4 Conclusion -- 4 Authoritarian Party Trajectories -- 4.1 Argument and Methods 
505 8 |a 4.2 Chama Cha Mapinduzi, a Strong Party in Decline -- 4.2.1 Changing Patterns of Wealth Accumulation -- 4.2.2 CCM's Institutional Erosion -- 4.2.3 Presidential Succession and Its Discontents -- 4.2.4 Evaluating the Role of Opposition Pressures -- 4.3 The National Resistance Movement, a Weak Party with Ambitions -- 4.3.1 Policing the Rich -- 4.3.2 Party-Building, or Not -- 4.3.3 Party Politics and the Presidency for Life -- 4.3.4 Evaluating the Role of Opposition Pressures -- 4.4 Conclusion -- 5 Legislative Institutional Strength -- 5.1 Argument and Methods 
505 8 |a 5.1.1 Legislative Strength, What Is It? -- 5.1.2 How Legislative Institutions Strengthen -- 5.1.3 Alternative Explanations -- 5.1.4 Comparing Tanzania and Uganda -- 5.2 Tanzania's Bunge -- 5.2.1 A Party Strengthens, a Parliament Declines -- 5.2.2 Parliament Begins, Slowly, to Strengthen -- 5.2.3 'Bunge Lenye Meno', a Parliament with Teeth -- 5.3 Uganda's Parliament -- 5.3.1 Parliament and the Promise of 'Fundamental Change' -- 5.3.2 Parliament Asserts Itself -- 5.3.3 The Executive Backlash -- 5.3.4 The Tug-of-War Continues -- 5.4 Conclusion -- 6 Legislative Influence -- 6.1 Argument and Methods 
505 8 |a 6.1.1 Explaining Legislative Performance and Its Significance -- 6.1.2 Assessing Legislative Influence -- 6.2 The Fall and Rise of Tanzania's Parliament -- 6.2.1 An Historical Overview of Legislative Performance -- 6.2.2 Tanzania's 'Parliamentary Business Cycle' -- 6.2.3 Elite Contestation, Legislative Activism, and Distributive Politics -- 6.3 The Continued Assertiveness of Uganda's Parliament -- 6.3.1 An Overview of Legislative Performance -- 6.3.2 Uganda's 'Parliamentary Business Cycle' -- 6.3.3 Case Studies-Elite Contestation Meets `Mass-Based' Organizing -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7 Conclusion 
650 0 |a Authoritarianism  |z Africa. 
650 0 |a Authoritarianism  |z Tanzania. 
650 0 |a Authoritarianism  |z Uganda. 
651 0 |a Tanzania  |x Politics and government  |y 1964- 
651 0 |a Uganda  |x Politics and government  |y 1979- 
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