A political analysis of decentralisation: Coopting the Tuareg threat in Mali

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dc.contributor.authorSeely, J. C.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialMalien
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:19:41Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:19:41Zen
dc.date.issued2001en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractThe decentralisation programme in Mali received a boost when municipal elections were finally held in 1998-99. This programme, initiated in 1992, is notable for its scope and the degree of autonomy extended to rural and urban communes. Given Mali's history of failed attempts at decentralisation, the current administration's commitment to the programme suggests that political motives are driving the reform. The decentralisation effort began as an attempt to placate separatist Tuareg groups in the north of Mali, and was subsequently extended to include the rest of the country. I argue that the extent of the programme, as well as the relative zeal with which it has been carried out, are products of a political strategy of cooptation on the part of President Alpha Oumar Konare. This political analysis of decentralisation serves as a supplement to policy analyses of decentralisation in general.en
dc.description.notesAvailable in SANREM office, FSen
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dc.identifier2112en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Modern African Studies 39(3): 499-524en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/66928en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherUK: Cambridge University Pressen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2001 Cambridge University Pressen
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dc.subjectGovernment institutionsen
dc.subjectGovernment policyen
dc.subjectGovernmenten
dc.subjectDecentralizationen
dc.subjectGovernanceen
dc.titleA political analysis of decentralisation: Coopting the Tuareg threat in Malien
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