Neopatrimonialism Revisited - Beyond a Catch-All Concept

Arbeitspapier

The article provides a critical discussion of the literature on 'patrimonialism' and 'neopatrimonialism' as far as the use in Development Studies in general or African Studies in particular is concerned. To overcome the catch-all use of the concept the authors present their own definition of neopatrimonialism based on Max Weber's concept of patrimonialism and legal-rational bureaucracy. However, in order to make the concept more useful for comparative empirical research, they argue, it needs a thorough operationalisation (qualitatively and quantitatively) and the creation of possible subtypes which, in combination, might contribute to a theory of neopatrimonial action.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: GIGA Working Papers ; No. 16

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
• Thema: neopatrimonialism ; patrimonial and legal-rational bureaucratic domination ; hybrid regimes ; rent seeking ; Politisches System ; Führungsstil ; Bürokratie ; Politische Entscheidung ; Afrika

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Erdmann, Gero ; Engel, Ulf
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
• (wo): Hamburg
• (wann): 2006

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/47831
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ