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Posner, Daniel N.

Institutions and ethnic politics in Africa / Daniel N. Posner. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - xv, 337 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Political economy of institutions and decisions . - Political economy of institutions and decisions. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-327) and index.

Accounting for the ethnic cleavage structure -- Accounting for ethnic coalition-building choices -- Testing the argument -- Beyond Zambia.

Posner presents a theory to account for why and when politics revolves around one axis of social cleavage instead of another. It does so by examining the case of Zambia, where people identify themselves as either members of one of the country's 73 tribesor as members of one of its four principal language groups.

ISBN: 9780521833981 0521833981

LCCN: 2004045197

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA509260 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013099848 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Politics, Practical--Zambia.
Institutions politiques--Zambie.
Ethnic relations.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Zambia--Politics and government.
Zambia--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.
Zambie--Politique et gouvernement.
Zambie--Relations interethniques--Aspect politique.

LC Class. No.: JQ2831 / .P67

Dewey Class. No.: 324/.089/0096894