Land Politics: How Customary Institutions Shape State Building in Zambia and Senegal

ISBN-13: 9781009123402 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

LAUREN HONIG

Opis

This book examines the struggle to control land in Africa through the lens of land titling.

Recenzje

'Honig's book makes an innovative theoretical contribution to our understanding of how customary institutions shape state building from the ground up in very different ways. In a fascinating comparison of Zambia and Senegal, she investigates different pathways of accountability during the complex local-level negotiations over land titles. Her analysis and arguments are powerfully enriched by a rigorous case comparison and extensive, multi-method fieldwork.' Lauren M. MacLean, Department Chair, Political Science, Indiana University

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Land Titling as State Building; 2. Plot by Plot: Customary Authority and The Incremental Expansion of State Property Rights in Africa; 3. Why Institutions Matter: A Theory of Collective Costs and Customary Constraints in Land Titling; 4. The Institutional Foundations of Land Authority in Zambia and Senegal; 5. The Unofficial Differences Among Official Chiefs in Zambia: Vertical Accountability and Patterns of Land Titling; 6. Holding Ground in Senegal: Horizontal Accountability, Institutional Legacies, and the Continuation of Customary Property Rights; 7. Exit or Engagement: How Status within Institutions Impacts Smallholder Titling; 8. Conclusion: The Resilience of Customary Institutions and Property Rights, Beyond State Design.