Oil and democratisation in Ghana
Oil and democratisation in Ghana
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Oxon
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Taylor & Francis Group
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2017
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Review of African Political Economy
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Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 44, No. 153, September 2017, pp. 476-486
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In this Debate, I argue that the 2007 discovery of oil in commercial quantities in Ghana is advancing rather than obstructing democratisation. Using the theory of political settlement and the institutional concept of feedback, I show that oil has led to democratic feedback.
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CITATION: Odijie, Ehis Michael. Oil and democratisation in Ghana . Oxon : Taylor & Francis Group , 2017. Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 44, No. 153, September 2017, pp. 476-486 - Available at: https://library.au.int/oil-and-democratisation-ghana