Title: The eight modes of local governance in west Africa

Authors: Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre and Appleyard, Paul

Place: London

Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI). Africa power and politics programme (APPP)

Year: 2009

Journal: APPP working paper

Volume: 4

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: local government, community participation, west africa

Abstract: Several meanings of the term governance are discussed before an own definition is given. A comparative analysis is made of different modes of local governance in Francophone West Africa, e.g. chiefly, associational, communal, state, project based, patronage based, religious and business.

URL: http://www.research4development.info/PDF/Outputs/APPP/appp-working-paper-4-2009.pdf

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