ABSTRACT
In Cameroon, as in many African countries, political entrepreneurship is often a circumstantial epiphenomenon that is grafted onto the careers of people who have previously not been connected to politics. This is largely attributable to the political situation in the country, the material conditions of existence, and certain modes of ideological action that encourage a particular kind of political entrepreneurship characterized by a vision to see and grasp opportunities to mobilize the masses, enhance the individual’s social position, and obtain a better living at the same time. The welfare of society is thereby often a secondary consideration, if it is considered at all.
