Precolonial legacies in postcolonial politics : representation and redistribution in decentralized West Africa /

"Why are some communities able to come together to improve their collective lot while others are not? This book advances a novel answer to this question by looking at variation in local government performance in decentralized West Africa: communities are better able to coordinate around basic s...

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Main Author:	Wilfahrt, Martha (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Series:	Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Subjects:	Decentralization in government > Senegal. Local government > Senegal. Public administration > Senegal. Group identity > Political aspects > Senegal. Elite (Social sciences) > Political activity > Senegal. Postcolonialism > Senegal.