Power, Patronage, and the Local State in Ghana Mark Riegner This book is a welcome

This book is a welcome addition to the literature on political ethics

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Power, Patronage, and the Local State in Ghana Mark Riegner This book is a welcomeHow have the waves of democracy and decentralization that swept the developing world in recent decades affected states among the most important drivers of poverty and prosperity at national and local levels in Ghana and beyond? State actors beneath the national level what Barry Driscoll calls the local state have considerable responsibility for carrying out state functions, but they are also forced to compete for these local state offices. How does a