In states with weak institutions and strong ethno-regional challengers, consolidating politically by developing a strategic Rural coalition is the necessary first step towards state building, economic development, and democratization.
Through demonstrating this, Rabinowitz upends the long-held assumption that African leaders must only cater to urban constituents to secure their rule..
In states with weak institutions and strong ethno-regional challengers, consolidating politically by developing a strategic Rural coalition is the necessary first step towards state building, economic development, and democratization