Precolonial Legacies in Postcolonial Politics : : Representation and Redistribution in Decentralized West Africa /

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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Superior document:Cambridge studies in comparative politics
VerfasserIn:
Wilfahrt, Martha,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press,, 2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Edition:First edition
Language:English
Series:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 293 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:
  • Reissued as Open Access in 2022. Originally published in 2021.
  • Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Oct 2022).
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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