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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 African political economies. Addressing this gap, this study examines how ruling-class domination interacts with lumpen proletariat marginality and the implications of this relationship for political and socio-economic development in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa between 2015 and …

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