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

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Catherine Boone (University of Texas, Austin)

Political Topographies of the African State

Territorial Authority and Institutional Choice

Catherine Boone (University of Texas, Austin)

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English

Cambridge University Pres
30 March 2004

Regional studies; History; Political science & theory; Political economy; Physical geography & topography

Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

This study brings Africa into the mainstream of studies of state-formation in agrarian societies.

Territorial integration is the challenge: institutional linkages and political deals that bind center and periphery are the solutions. In African countries, as in territorially diverse states around the world, rulers at the center are forced to bargain with regional elites to establish stable mechanisms of rule and taxation. Variation in regional forms of social organization make for differences in the interests and political strength of regional leaders who seek to maintain or enhance their power vis-a-vis their followers and subjects, and also vis-a-vis the center. The uneven political topography of the regions ultimately produces unevenness in the patterns and depth of center-region linkage. Six sub-regions of three West African countries - Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, and Ghana - are the backbone of the study.

By: Catherine Boone (University of Texas Austin)
Imprint: Cambridge University Pres
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9780521532648
ISBN 10: 0521532647
Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Pages: 422
Publication Date: 30 March 2004
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Mapping institutional topography; 3.1 Uneven institutional topography within one state; 3.2 Powersharing in Senegal's groundnut basin; 3.3 Administrative occupation in Casamance; 3.4 Conclusion; 4.1 Taxing rich peasants: ideology as strategy; 4.2 Usurping 'rightful rulers': Asante; 4.3 'Local powers do not exist': southern Cote d'Ivoire; 4.4 Conclusion; 5.1 The geopolitics of late development; 5.2 Path switching in northern Cote d'Ivoire; 5.3 Path switching in the Senegal River Valley; 5.4 Conclusion: why institutional strategies change; 6. Conclusion.

Reviews for Political Topographies of the African State: Territorial Authority and Institutional Choice

'This book deserves to be read widely by Africa specialists across several disciplines, and by those interested in the broader comparative study of agrarian state.' Journal of African History 'This important book utilizes a well-aimed political-economy approach to address crucial themes for development and state building in present-day Africa. ... takes the reader on a delightful journey to understanding the implications of regional variation in rural African political processes ... A must for those with interests bordering on regional systems.' Regional and Federal Studies 'the thoroughness of her analysis enables Boone to sustain a compelling argument as to the enormous variation in the state building practices pursued by national governments in post-colonial African states and the success of these practices. In so doing, Boone hasd opened new avenues, along which African scholars can proceed and examine post-colonial state development in other parts of the continent.' African Affairs