BACKDOOR POLITICS: PERMITTING INFORMALITY FOR FORMAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICAN DEMOCRACIES Cover Image

BACKDOOR POLITICS: PERMITTING INFORMALITY FOR FORMAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICAN DEMOCRACIES
BACKDOOR POLITICS: PERMITTING INFORMALITY FOR FORMAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICAN DEMOCRACIES

Author(s): Aluko Opeyemi Idowu
Subject(s): Anthropology, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Governance, Government/Political systems, Politics and law, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: Backdoor politics; Development; Governance; Informality; Policy; Prebendalism;

Summary/Abstract: The backdoor politics is a general term behind the study of effective and responsible public policy from the perspective of informal political processes. The study analyses informal input determinants that affect responsible public politics. The methodology utilises data from the Afrobarometer database, assessing three countries in Africa, from the east, west and southern parts – Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. The starting point of this methodology is that policy is responsible and effective if it integrates formal and informal decision-making processes and decision implementation.

  • Issue Year: XLIV/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 209-229
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English