La démocratie à pas de caméléon

Banégas, Richard

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“…They are hardly present at the national and local levels and most of them look like interest groups that, rather than fighting for power, generally support a potential winner in exchange of spoils in case of victory. This phenomenon, described as 'political nomadism' by Banégas (2003), is best illustrated by the case of the Renaissance du Bénin (RB) coalition that supported former President Nicéphore Soglo. Before the elections, the RB supported the UN coalition but after the elections, it joined the President's FCBE.…”

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“…The country has held five presidential elections, and from a procedural perspective, democracy in Benin seems consolidated or at least, more robust than that of most of its African counterparts (Banégas 2003). Foreign aid, which has proven crucial during the early phases of the transition process, has since changed and now targets specific aspects of democratic consolidation.…”

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Beyond Electoral Democracy: Foreign Aid and the Challenge of Deepening Democracy in Benin

Gazibo

2013

Democratic Trajectories in Africa

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In the 1990s, analysts were almost unanimous in considering Benin to be one of the most important aid recipients among the newly democratizing African countries. After more than two decades of democratic practice, the country has clearly completed the phase of democratic transition. In this study, I argue that the main present-day political challenges in Benin are related both to the quality or deepening of democracy and to poverty reduction. Foreign aid has changed as donors have reoriented their assistance in order to target specific issues like the strengthening of civil society, accountability and the rule of law. Thanks to donors, success has been achieved in some sectors but it is far from certain that these positive experiences are enough to prevent political tensions between incumbents and opposition parties around issues of governance. Moreover, when it comes to more substantial aspects of democracy, such as enhancing accountability and fighting corruption, Benin still has a long way to go.

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Beyond Electoral Democracy: Foreign Aid and the Challenge of Deepening Democracy in Benin

Gazibo

2013

Democratic Trajectories in Africa

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“…Public debt accumulated, and by the end of the 1980s the state was so bankrupt that it could not pay its employees' salaries (Allen 1992). The banking system, which had lent to the government, collapsed (Banégas 2003).…”

Section: Democracy Taxation and Aid Dependency In Sub-saharan Africamentioning

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“…Rather, we will see aid dependency reinforced by democratization. corruption, the weakness of the Beninese revenue collection system was arguably one cause of the fiscal crisis that befell the Kérékou regime in the 1980s (Banégas 2003;Allen 1992;Nwajiaku 1994;Gisselquist 2008;Bieschenk 2009). Public debt accumulated, and by the end of the 1980s the state was so bankrupt that it could not pay its employees' salaries (Allen 1992).…”

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“…Benin occupies a privileged position in the history of democratization in sub-Saharan Africa: it was the first former French colony to undergo a successful democratic transition at the beginning of the 1990s (Banégas 2003;Heilbrunn 1993;Gisselquist 2008). Benin has been affected by fiscal crises in the past and has historically been overreliant on international trade taxes.…”

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A Democratic Rentier State? Taxation, Aid Dependency, and Political Representation in Benin

Piccolino

2014

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• This is a GIGA Working Paper. The GIGA Working Papers series serves to disseminate the research results of work in progress prior to publication in order to encourage the exchange of ideas and academic debate. An www.giga-hamburg.de/workingpapers GIGA Working Papers serve to disseminate the research results of work in progress prior to publicaton to encourage the exchange of ideas and academic debate. Inclusion of a paper in the Working Papers series does not constitute publication and should not limit publication in any other venue. Copyright remains with the authors. GIGA Research Unit: Institute of African Affairs

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Soldiers and Governments in Postpraetorian Africa

Martin¹

2006

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research

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La démocratie à pas de caméléon

Cited by 130 publications

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Beyond Electoral Democracy: Foreign Aid and the Challenge of Deepening Democracy in Benin

Beyond Electoral Democracy: Foreign Aid and the Challenge of Deepening Democracy in Benin

A Democratic Rentier State? Taxation, Aid Dependency, and Political Representation in Benin

Soldiers and Governments in Postpraetorian Africa

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