RULING CLASS DOMINATION AND LUMPEN PROLETARIAT MARGINALITY: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA, KENYA, AND SOUTH AFRICA, 2015-2025
Existing studies of African political economy have extensively examined elite domination, neo-patrimonialism, inequality, and political marginalisation, but comparatively limited attention has been devoted to how ruling-class power is reproduced through its relationship with the lumpen proletariat across different Afri...