The prospects of cross-class alliances in former bureaucratic development societies: comparing Taiwan and Burkina Faso

Julian Friesinger and Jannis Saalfeld

Third World Quarterly, 2022, vol. 43, issue 1, 187-205

Abstract: This article examines cross-class alliances in former ‘bureaucratic development societies’. We look at middle-class mobilisational efforts aimed at the lower classes in Taiwan and Burkina Faso. In particular, we analyse their capacity for challenging the socio-political dominance of the remnants of post-colonial state classes and hypothesise that the transformative potential of such class alliances depends on the development of the productive forces. Specifically, we argue that the formation of competitive middle-class-led political parties with a mass base independent of the clientelist networks of post-colonial state classes hinges on an early empowerment of labour. We test the validity of our argument using a ‘diverse selection’ comparison of Taiwan and Burkina Faso.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2021.1999225

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