Precolonial Legacies in Postcolonial Politics : : Representation and Redistribution in Decentralized West Africa / / Martha Wilfahrt.
Why are some communities able to come together to improve their collective lot while others are not? Looking at variation in local government performance in decentralized West Africa, this book advances a novel answer to this question: communities are better able to coordinate around basic service d...
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Wilfahrt, Martha, author. Precolonial Legacies in Postcolonial Politics : Representation and Redistribution in Decentralized West Africa / Martha Wilfahrt. First edition Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022. 1 online resource (xiii, 293 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cambridge studies in comparative politics Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- A theory of institutional congruence -- Bringing old states back In: Senegal's precolonial polities -- The politics of decentralization in Senegal -- Political narratives across rural Senegal -- Delivering schools and clinics in rural Senegal -- Congruence and incongruence in action -- Decompressing legacies of public goods delivery,1880-2012 -- Institutional congruence beyond Senegal -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Reissued as Open Access in 2022. Originally published in 2021. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Oct 2022). Why are some communities able to come together to improve their collective lot while others are not? Looking at variation in local government performance in decentralized West Africa, this book advances a novel answer to this question: communities are better able to coordinate around basic service delivery when their formal jurisdictional boundaries overlap with informal social institutions, or norms. This book identifies the precolonial past as the driver of striking subnational variation in the present because these social institutions only encompass the many villages of the local state in areas that were once home to precolonial polities. Drawing on a multi-method research design, the book develops and tests a theory of institutional congruence to document how the past shapes contemporary elite approaches to redistribution within the local state. Where precolonial kingdoms left behind collective identities and dense social networks, local elites find it easier to cooperate following decentralization. Decentralization in government Senegal. Postcolonialism Senegal. Elite (Social sciences) Political activity Senegal. Group identity Political aspects Senegal. Public administration Senegal. Local government Senegal. 9781009286183 Cambridge studies in comparative politics. |
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