Political Competition and One-Party Dominance in Zambia

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Title:	Political Competition and One-Party Dominance in Zambia
Author:	Rasmussen, Thomas
Year:	1969
Periodical:	Journal of Modern African Studies
Volume:	7
Issue:	3
Period:	October
Pages:	407-424
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Zambia
Subjects:	one-party systems Politics and Government
External link:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/159060
Abstract:	Concerns two important arenas of political competition in Zambia: on the one hand, between parties and, on the other, within the ruling party itself. Competition between political parties exists especially between the United National Independence Party (U.N.I.P.) and two small party rivals, the African National Congress (A.N.C.) and the United Party (U.P.). The second major arena of political competition in Zambia exists within the U.N.I.P. Its most significant example was the party election, held at Mulungushi in August 1967, for the members of the powerful central committee. Successively: Inter-party competition: U.N.I.P. and A.N.C. - Infra-party competition: U.N.I.P. and U.P. - Infra-party competition: the dilemma of scale - Infra-party competition: the question of tribalism. Ref.