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Power Inequalities and the Institutions of Senegalese Development Organizations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2014

Amy S. Patterson
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Abstract:

The focus on decentralization and civil society in Africa demands that scholars examine the factors that affect the institutions (i.e., rules and procedures) of local development organizations. Using two case studies from rural Senegal, this article investigates how the preferences of group participants, the authority positions of group actors, and the alternatives that individuals have shape the institutions of local organizations. The article then illustrates how the rules that emerge through institutional bargaining affect the decisions local organizations make about issues such as resource allocation and the implementation of development projects.

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Se concentrer sur la décentralisation et la société civile en Afrique demande aux chercheurs d’examiner les facteurs affectant les institutions (c’est à dire les règlements et procédures) des organisations locales de développement. En se basant sur deux cas d’étude dans le Sénégal rural, cet article examine comment les préférences des participants au groupe, la position d’autorité des acteurs du groupe, et les alternatives proposées aux individus et offrant les mêmes bénéfices que ceux de l’organisation, façonnent les institutions des organisations locales. Cet article illustre ensuite comment les règlements émergeant des négotiations institutionnelles affectent les décisions prises par les organisations locales sur les problémes tels que l’allocation des ressources et la mise en ceuvre de projets de développement.

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African Studies Review , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , December 2003 , pp. 35 - 54
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Copyright © African Studies Association 2003

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