The impact of political dynasties on city health and education inputs, outputs and outcomes: a comparative case study.

Abstract

In politics, the background and character of a politician is balanced with his concrete strategies and principles. These characteristics are a matter of much public interest especially during elections. A particular issue that has occurred throughout the history of democratic elections is that successive leaders are related to one another either by marriage or by blood, which raises the persistent debate whether politicians who are related to one another share the same characteristics in strategy and character and if this phenomenon should even be legal and allowed. This phenomenon has been described by many as the formation of , a term which gives the regressive impression of backwardness and obsoleteness similar to the defunct monarchic system of governance. [Introduction]