Rwanda and Ethiopia: Developmental Authoritarianism and the New Politics of African Strong Men

被引:48
作者
Matfess, Hilary [1 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Adv Int Studies, African Reg Studies, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA
关键词
Authoritarianism; democracy; governance; development; sub-Saharan Africa; Rwanda; Ethiopia;
D O I
10.1017/asr.2015.43
中图分类号
K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ;
摘要
Current classification systems create typologies of authoritarian regimes that may overlook the importance of national policies. Rwanda and Ethiopia in particular are perplexing case studies of post-1990s governance. Both nations are characterized by high growth economies with significant state involvement and the formal institutions of democracy, but deeply troubling patterns of domestic governance. This article proposes a new category of authoritarianism called developmental authoritarianism, which refers to nominally democratic governments that provide significant public works and services while exerting control over nearly every facet of society. The article then reflects upon the durability and implications of this form of governance. Resume: Les systemes de classification actuels creent des typologies de regimes autoritaires qui ne tiennent pas toujours compte de l'importance des politiques nationales. Le Rwanda et l'Ethiopie en particulier sont de troublantes etudes de cas sur la gouvernance des annees post 1990. Ces deux nations sont caracterisees par des economies a croissance elevee avec un engagement significatif de l'Etat et des institutions officielles de la democratie, mais qui presentent toutefois des modeles de gouvernance nationaux profondement troublants. Cet article propose une nouvelle categorie d'autoritarisme, appele autoritarisme du developpement qui se refere a des gouvernements qui se disent democratiques. Ils fournissent d'importants travaux publics et des services tout en exercant cependant un controle sur presque toutes les facettes de la societe. L'article se penche ensuite sur la durabilite et les implications de cette forme de gouvernance.
引用
收藏
页码:181 / 204
页数:24
相关论文
共 62 条
[1]   The 2008 Ethiopian local elections: The return of electoral authoritarianism [J].
Aalen, Lovise ;
Tronvoll, Kjetil .
AFRICAN AFFAIRS, 2009, 108 (430) :111-120
[2]  
[Anonymous], 2012, ETH TERR LAW US CRUS
[3]  
[Anonymous], 1965, TOTALITARIAN DICTATO
[4]  
[Anonymous], 2014, 2014 IND EC FREED
[5]  
[Anonymous], 2014, FREED WORLD
[6]  
[Anonymous], 2011, BBC News
[7]  
[Anonymous], 2010, ETH PM SAYS HE WILL
[8]  
[Anonymous], 2013, The Economist
[9]  
[Anonymous], 2010, ETH BANS DIST LEARN
[10]  
[Anonymous], 2010, DEV FREED AID UND RE