Electoral Consequences of Colonial Invention: Brokers, Chiefs, and Distribution in Northern Ghana
Abstract
This article studies the effects of traditional chiefs—a common type of broker—on voters’ ability to extract state resources from politicians. Using original data from Northern Ghana, the author shows that chieftaincy positions invented by colonial authorities are especially prone to capture, leaving voters worse off compared both to more accountable chiefs whose authority dates to the precolonial period and to voters who lack formal chiefs who...
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Title
Electoral Consequences of Colonial Invention: Brokers, Chiefs, and Distribution in Northern Ghana
Published Date
Jun 4, 2019
Journal
Volume
71
Issue
3
Pages
417 - 456
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