2016/01/01 by Pritish Behuria · 94 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Business #Economic rent #Economics #Market economy #Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts #Natural Resources and Economic Development #Peacebuilding and International Security #Power (physics)
paper · doi:10.1080/03056244.2015.1128407
published in Review of African Political Economy 43(150) (Taylor & Francis)
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ABSTRACT The Rwandan Patriotic Front has achieved significant economic progress while also maintaining political stability. However, frictions among ruling elites have threatened progress. This paper explores the use of military firms in Rwanda. Such firms are used to invest in strategic industries, but the use of such firms reflects the vulnerability faced by ruling elites. Military firms serve two related purposes. First, ruling elites use such firms to centralise rents and invest in strategic sectors. Second, the proliferation of such enterprises and the separation of party- and military-owned firms contribute to dispersing power within a centralised hierarchy.