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.
Subjects:	Authoritarianism > Africa. Authoritarianism > Tanzania. Authoritarianism > Uganda. Tanzania > Politics and government > 1964- Uganda > Politics and government > 1979- Ouganda > Politique et gouvernement > 1979- Tanzanie > Politique et gouvernement > 1964- Autoritarisme > Ouganda. Autoritarisme > Afrique. Democracy. Political Ideologies. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Fascism & Totalitarianism. Politics & government. Politics and Government. authoritarian party, authoritarian legislature, state capitalism, democratization, distributive politics, accountability, elite contestation, Tanzania, Uganda Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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
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
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
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
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