Support for Economic Reform? Popular Attitudes in Southern Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBratton, Michael
dc.contributor.authorMattes, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-19T13:07:37Z
dc.date.available2016-05-19T13:07:37Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.updated2016-05-19T13:05:24Z
dc.description.abstractDo ordinary people support programs of economic reform? If so, why? If not, why not? This article breaks new ground by reporting and comparing public opinion from seven Southern African countries based on systematic Afrobarometer surveys. It finds that people support some adjustment policies (such as price reforms) but oppose others (such as institutional reforms). An eclectic explanation is offered for these attitudes that draws on structural factors (especially poverty), cultural values (such as self-reliance), and exposure to mass media. The most formative influence on mass economic opinion in Southern Africa, however, is the institutional legacy of settler colonialism as expressed through race and nation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationBratton, M., & Mattes, R. (2003). Support for Economic Reform? Popular Attitudes in Southern Africa. <i>World Development</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19722en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBratton, Michael, and Robert Mattes "Support for Economic Reform? Popular Attitudes in Southern Africa." <i>World Development</i> (2003) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19722en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBratton, M., & Mattes, R. (2003). Support for economic reform? Popular attitudes in Southern Africa. World Development, 31(2), 303-323.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0305-750Xen_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Bratton, Michael AU - Mattes, Robert AB - Do ordinary people support programs of economic reform? If so, why? If not, why not? This article breaks new ground by reporting and comparing public opinion from seven Southern African countries based on systematic Afrobarometer surveys. It finds that people support some adjustment policies (such as price reforms) but oppose others (such as institutional reforms). An eclectic explanation is offered for these attitudes that draws on structural factors (especially poverty), cultural values (such as self-reliance), and exposure to mass media. The most formative influence on mass economic opinion in Southern Africa, however, is the institutional legacy of settler colonialism as expressed through race and nation. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - World Development LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 SM - 0305-750X T1 - Support for Economic Reform? Popular Attitudes in Southern Africa TI - Support for Economic Reform? Popular Attitudes in Southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19722 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19722
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X02001948
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBratton M, Mattes R. Support for Economic Reform? Popular Attitudes in Southern Africa. World Development. 2003; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19722.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceWorld Developmenten_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0305750X
dc.subject.otherEconomic Reform
dc.subject.otherSouthern Africa
dc.titleSupport for Economic Reform? Popular Attitudes in Southern Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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