Local Government in West Africa

Local Government in West Africa (1964) examines colonial and independent local government in Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone. It looks at how the local government was supposed to work according to its British origins, and how it gradually came to work in its West African environment.

List of contents

1. Definitions 2. The Local Authorities 3. The Local Councils 4. Local Government Staff 5. Party Politics 6. The Work of Local Authorities 7. The Size and Population of Local Authorities 8. Local Authorities and the Central Government 9. The Revenue of Local Authorities 10. Northern Nigeria 11. Sierra Leone 12. Some Questions for the Future

About the author

Ronald Wraith

Summary

Local Government in West Africa (1964) examines colonial and independent local government in Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone. It looks at how the local government was supposed to work according to its British origins, and how it gradually came to work in its West African environment.

Product details

• Authors: Ronald Wraith, Wraith Ronald
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032425009
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242500-9
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / West, African History, West Africa, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government