Abstract
Drawing evidence from Ghana, this article explores the politics of public goods provisioning and its impact on interregional inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights the primacy of clientelist politics and electoral incentives in shaping the geographic distribution of state resources, and concludes that donor interventions that focus solely on reforming formal state institutions are unlikely to be effective in fostering balanced regional development in the African context.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 488-496 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Development (Basingstoke) |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2014 |
Keywords
- Clientelist politics
- Ghana
- power relations
- public goods
- spatial inequality
- sub-Saharan Africa