An analysis of the role of rent-seeking in the formation of clienteles and the relationship of clientage to changes in the political structure of a society. The principal argument is that elites extract resources from society to underwrite the costs of maintaining power through …
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It may be argued that there are fewer sporting environments where politics and sport are so intertwined, however having undergone significant socio-political changes and development, South Africa (SA) remains a strong sporting nation with a rich and complex sporting history. Aft…
Recent evidence indicates that the morphology and density of dendritic spines are regulated during synaptic plasticity. High-frequency stimuli that induce long-term potentiation (LTP) have been associated with increases in the number and size of spines. In contrast, low-frequenc…
In essence, this research is set out to explain the structural changes that highlighted growth patterns of developing countries that receive considerable annual inflows of income transfers, such as oil revenue, foreign aid, workers remittances and other geopolitical rents. I wil…
In this dissertation, I present a theoretical and methodological approach that contributes to, and improves upon our current understanding of interstate conflict in the global arena. From a theoretical standpoint, I reshape and extend Charles Doran's power cycle theory of intern…