Does liberal democracy promote economic development? interrogating electoral cost and development trade-off in Nigeria’s fourth republic

Okolie, Aloysius-Michaels; Nnamani, Kelechi Elijah; Ezirim, Gerald E.; Enyiazu, Chukwuemeka; Ozor, Adanne Chioma

doi:10.1080/23311886.2021.1918370

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“…Williams (2014) on the effect of transparency on output volatility using data from 1980-2009 for OECD countries argue that it is the political and economic transparency that arises out of democracy that leads to a relative stability in output growth, given that the ability of a country to adjust and adapt to shocks, be they internal or external, is more pronounced in countries where the flows of information are better. Improving on the methodology of previous papers, Okolie et al (2021) uses the Marxist Instrumentalist framework of analysis and content analysis on democracydevelopment hypothesis in developing countries admits that the domestication of the core principles of liberal democracy is important for sustainable growth in Africa. To the authors, endogenous variables such as corruption, electoral malpractice, leadership deficit, ethno-regional power contestation, insecurity, weak government institutions and fragile civil society militate against development in developing countries and hence, attainment of expected development under democracy is hindered by leadership crisis.…”

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“…In addition, the positive effect of liberal democracy on macroeconomic instability shows that there are endogenous constraints to the capacity of liberal democracy in generating the expected development outcome in central Africa state. This perceived antagonism against liberal democracy-economic stability stems from the realities of most transitional states in Africa (see Okolie et al, 2021) and can be justify on the fact that the time limits associated with liberal democracy predispose democratic states mostly embark only on short-time economic policies considered to be unsustainable and limited in scope, which are introduced to increase the ruling party popularity and chances for the next election. In this case, macroeconomic policies which can stimulate economic stability and ensure efficient allocation of resources are sacrificed on the altar of reelection as evident by the lack of power alternation in member state of this region.…”

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Effect of Governance on Macroeconomic Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Regional Analysis Matter?

Zoatsa

Edward

Sama

2022

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Macroeconomic instability is a growth blockage in any contemporary societies, businesses, and governments. However, how to achieve macroeconomic stability remains a gap in extant literature for most developing countries. This study examines the effect of governance on macroeconomic instability in a sample of 42 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1996-2019. Four governance indicators, namely political governance, economic governance, institutional governance and general governance are constructed with the use of principal component analysis. Empirical evidence based on the Generalized Method of Moments and alternatively by Two-Stage least Squares technique for regional analysis reveals that the selected governance indicators do not have the same reducing influence on macroeconomic instability in Sub-Saharan Africa. Considering sub-regional analysis, evidence of a positive effect of political governance over growth instability in Central Africa is sparingly apparent in Voice and Accountability, and liberal democracy. This finding therefore recommend, improved local contents of governance policies toward economic sustainability, redesigning and returning the content of democracy in line with the demands, peculiarities and realities of central Africa state.

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Section: Regional Economic Development Research Volume 3 Issue 2|2022...mentioning

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Effect of Governance on Macroeconomic Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Regional Analysis Matter?

Zoatsa

Edward

Sama

2022

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“…Section 84 (12) stipulates that anyone holding a political office or an appointment must relinquish the position before they can be eligible to participate in the electoral process either as a candidate or as a delegate (Okoye et al, 2022). Sections 88 (2) to (7) of the Act establish the limitations on election expenditures, setting new top and lower limits of N5 billion and N5 million, respectively, depending on the positions sought (Okolie et al, 2021).…”

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Nigeria's Legal Regulatory Framework for Ensuring a Credible 2023 Election

Nabiebu¹

2022

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Since independence, the Nigerian electoral process has been plagued with spiralling anomalies, including worsening violence, intimidation, death and fraud. This has jeopardized Nigeria's socio-economic, political and national security and eroded confidence in the democratic process as well as increased election season security concerns. For elections to be credible, the competition must be fair, which requires impartial process management. So, despite the recently revised Electoral Act and other related laws that could help Nigeria realize its potential for credible elections. This work argues that the legal framework still has several components that must be studied or introduced to improve electoral processes. The method used is qualitative with a case study approach and empirical juridical. The results of this study propose that Article 225 of the Constitution be amended to eliminate the requirement for cash given to political parties from outside Nigeria to be transferred to INEC; otherwise, the donation must be notified to INEC and made public. The constitution should be modified to establish an Election Offenses Commission or Court to try and punish individuals (INEC officers, candidates and voters) who violate articles 114–128 of the new law. Section 29(5) of the Elections Act should be amended to allow the Federal Capital Territory and the High Court of Abuja State to hear and resolve pre-election disputes. In addition, instead of focusing on technical matters, the trial for the regional election application should focus more on the substance of the application and the facts of the case.

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“…A separate study by Afolabi (2017) found a dearth of interest paid to the ethical, moral and philosophical dimensions of the contribution of elections as a fundamental element of the process of democratisation given the number of uprisings and coup de tats witnessed in both North Africa and the Sahel region. In their study, Okolie et al, (2021) reveal that the popular notion propagated by the western nations as regards expanding of liberal egalitarian values and principles as the remedy for economic success in the third world appears to be static for many nations. Also, the philosophy of ethno-linguistic propensity may crop in (Nkiru, Ikechukwu & Elijah, 2021).…”

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Analysis of the quality of local council elections in Hoima city, mid-western Uganda

Mwesigwa

Acanga²,

Oryang³

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to discuss the quality of local council elections by exploring factors that influence vote buying and vote selling during electoral seasons in Uganda. Methodology: A cross-sectional study aimed at promoting free, fair and credible local council elections in Hoima city. The study was conducted in one city ward that is part of Hoima City Cohort Study (HCCS). The HCCS is a population-based cohort that was identified for purposes of this study. A total of 28 registered voters, resident in four study areas were enrolled into the study. Data were collected on socio-econ-political related characteristics. A regression model was used to generate voting frequency as a measure of association for factors that were associated with voter bribery. Findings: Results suggest that voter bribery was high; higher in men than in women. Less than half had participated in more than two previous local council elections while slightly more than half were taking part in the second election. After adjusting for potential and suspected confounder, the factors that were negatively associated with voter bribery were: greed, poverty, and expectations; political party/candidate influence and lack of self-control were positively associated with voter bribery. Since political party/candidate influence and lack of self-control were positively associated with voter bribery in the area of study, targeting those having exorbitant resources to tempt voters may help reduce voter bribery in this area. Unique Contribution to Policy and Practice: The results of this study may be useful to policy and practice since they can facilitate managers of electoral management bodies as well as political parties to evolve frameworks that can facilitate credible electoral processes.

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Does liberal democracy promote economic development? interrogating electoral cost and development trade-off in Nigeria’s fourth republic

Cited by 7 publications

References 40 publications

Effect of Governance on Macroeconomic Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Regional Analysis Matter?

Effect of Governance on Macroeconomic Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Regional Analysis Matter?

Nigeria's Legal Regulatory Framework for Ensuring a Credible 2023 Election

Analysis of the quality of local council elections in Hoima city, mid-western Uganda

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