Jay Oelbaum
Biographic Data
| ID | 378172 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jay Oelbaum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jay |
| FAMILY NAME | Oelbaum |
| SIGNATURE | OELBAUM J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ethnicity adjusted? economic reform, elections, and tribalism in Ghana's Fourth Republic
This article considers the relevance of one mechanism thought to link economic reform and ethnic political mobilisation. The hypothesis under consideration suggests that where there is consensus on economic reforms, economic policy issues will cease to be relevant for the differentiation of candidates and the mobilisation of electoral constituencies. As a result focus is likely to shift towards ‘sub-national’ identity as a vehicle of partisan mob…
Populist Reform Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa
L’article explore la plus grande applicabilité d’un modéle influent destine à expliquer comment les partis populistes sont capables d’entreprendre la libéralisation économique et maintenir malgré tout la viabilité électorale. Prenant en exemple le Ghana, l’article affirme que le modéle de Gibson dérivé de l’analyse de l’Amérique latine est un outil general utile mais qu’il ne s’applique pas aux cas africains à moins d’être profondément modifié. D…
Reforming Dysfunctional Institutions Through Democratisation? Reflections on Ghana
How can Africa's societies reorient and rebuild state apparatuses where predatory, neo-patrimonial governance has held sway? This emerges as a key question if one accepts that dysfunctional institutions, and not just poor initial conditions, a hostile international environment, external shocks, or policy errors, have impeded Africa's economic recovery. Although analysts and organisations place differing weights on these various causes, few now di…
Reforming Dysfunctional Institutions Through Democratisation? Reflections on Ghana
How can Africa's societies reorient and rebuild state apparatuses where predatory, neo-patrimonial governance has held sway? This emerges as a key question if one accepts that dysfunctional institutions, and not just poor initial conditions, a hostile international environment, external shocks, or policy errors, have impeded Africa's economic recovery. Although analysts and organisations place differing weights on these various causes, few now di…
Ethnicity adjusted? economic reform, elections, and tribalism in Ghana's Fourth Republic
This article considers the relevance of one mechanism thought to link economic reform and ethnic political mobilisation. The hypothesis under consideration suggests that where there is consensus on economic reforms, economic policy issues will cease to be relevant for the differentiation of candidates and the mobilisation of electoral constituencies. As a result focus is likely to shift towards ‘sub-national’ identity as a vehicle of partisan mob…
Populist Reform Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa
L’article explore la plus grande applicabilité d’un modéle influent destine à expliquer comment les partis populistes sont capables d’entreprendre la libéralisation économique et maintenir malgré tout la viabilité électorale. Prenant en exemple le Ghana, l’article affirme que le modéle de Gibson dérivé de l’analyse de l’Amérique latine est un outil general utile mais qu’il ne s’applique pas aux cas africains à moins d’être profondément modifié. D…
Reforming Dysfunctional Institutions Through Democratisation? Reflections on Ghana
How can Africa's societies reorient and rebuild state apparatuses where predatory, neo-patrimonial governance has held sway? This emerges as a key question if one accepts that dysfunctional institutions, and not just poor initial conditions, a hostile international environment, external shocks, or policy errors, have impeded Africa's economic recovery. Although analysts and organisations place differing weights on these various causes, few now di…
Populist Reform Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa
L’article explore la plus grande applicabilité d’un modéle influent destine à expliquer comment les partis populistes sont capables d’entreprendre la libéralisation économique et maintenir malgré tout la viabilité électorale. Prenant en exemple le Ghana, l’article affirme que le modéle de Gibson dérivé de l’analyse de l’Amérique latine est un outil general utile mais qu’il ne s’applique pas aux cas africains à moins d’être profondément modifié. D…
Ethnicity adjusted? economic reform, elections, and tribalism in Ghana's Fourth Republic
This article considers the relevance of one mechanism thought to link economic reform and ethnic political mobilisation. The hypothesis under consideration suggests that where there is consensus on economic reforms, economic policy issues will cease to be relevant for the differentiation of candidates and the mobilisation of electoral constituencies. As a result focus is likely to shift towards ‘sub-national’ identity as a vehicle of partisan mob…
Development economics (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 works) · Alliance (1 works) · Art (1 works)