Political Topographies of the African State Territorial Authority and Institutional Choice

Name: Political Topographies of the African State Territorial Authority and Institutional Choice
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ISBN: 9780521532648

ISBN-10: 0521532647

ISBN-13: 9780521532648

Edition: 2003

Authors: Catherine Boone, Robert H. Bates, Ellen Comisso, Peter Hall, Peter Lange

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This study brings Africa into the mainstream of studies of state-formation in agrarian societies. Six sub-regions of three West African countries - Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana - are the backbone of the study.

Book details

List price: $36.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/27/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 422
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English




Introduction



Mapping institutional topography



Uneven institutional topography within one state



Powersharing in Senegal's groundnut basin



Administrative occupation in Casamance



Conclusion



Taxing rich peasants: ideology as strategy



Usurping 'rightful rulers': Asante



'Local powers do not exist': southern Cote d'Ivoire



Conclusion



The geopolitics of late development



Path switching in northern Cote d'Ivoire



Path switching in the Senegal River Valley



Conclusion: why institutional strategies change



Conclusion