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Kühn, Florian P.:
Aid, Opium, and the State of Rents in Afghanistan : Competition, Cooperation, or Cohabitation?
In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding.
Vol. 2
(2008)
Issue 3
.
- pp. 309-327.
ISSN 1750-2977
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17502970802436338
Abstract in another language
The Afghan state competes for dominance with other local orders and structures. It constitutes a political space structured by external support in the form of political legitimacy (e.g. by international regimes), finance (external grants or development aid), military (troop deployment), and privileged access to information. It finds itself in the unpromising situation of having to respond to local needs and challenges in order to strengthen its internal legitimacy, and to (re-)act according to demands put forward by the financing bodies. These vectors of responsiveness and accountability diverge, in some cases leading to a situation that can best be analysed in terms of the rentier state. Rentier state relations shape the political-economic space in which parallel relations of power develop facilitating the political base of both a state class and of private rentier groups. Using the case study of Afghanistan, this paper argues that rent theories help explain some of the mechanisms at work in post-conflict states – at the same time, it is highlighted that rent theories must be less state-centric in their approach to grasp the dynamics of competition, cooperation and cohabitation at play.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | rent; rentier state; aid; opium; trafficking; Afghanistan |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Chair Sociology of Africa Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Chair Sociology of Africa > Chair Sociology of Africa - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jana Hönke |
| Result of work at the UBT: | No |
| DDC Subjects: | 300 Social sciences 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2023 08:59 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2023 08:59 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/73426 |