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When kleptocracy becomes insolvent: brute causes of the civil war in South Sudan

de Waal, Alex (2014) When kleptocracy becomes insolvent: brute causes of the civil war in South Sudan. Justice and Security Research Programme Blog (30 Jul 2014). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In a new article published in African Affairs, Alex de Waal argues that South Sudan obtained independence in July 2011 as a kleptocracy – a militarized, corrupt neo-patrimonial system of governance. By the time of independence, the South Sudanese ‘political marketplace’ was so expensive that the country’s comparatively copious revenue was consumed by the military-political patronage system, with almost nothing left for public services, development or institution building.

Item Type: Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/jsrp/
Additional Information: © 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions: International Development
Justice and Security Research Programme
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
J Political Science > JC Political theory
J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
Date Deposited: 05 Jun 2017 08:28
Last Modified: 21 Sep 2024 21:03
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/79855

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