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Informationen zum Autor CHRISTOPHER L. DELGADO is a Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., and has taught part-time at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University. An agricultural economist, he is coeditor of: The Political Economy of Ivory Coast (Praeger, 1984) and Accelerating Food Production in Sub-Saharan Africa . He has also published numerous monographs and articles in French and English on economic issues in West Africa. SIDI JAMMEH is an economist in the Agricultural Operations Division (Africa-Sahel region) of the World Bank. He has worked as a consultant and published research reports on agricultural marketing, pricing, and research in Senegal under the World Bank Managing Agricultural Development in Africa (MADIA) group of the Policy, Planning, ad Research Vice-Presidency of the World Bank. Klappentext Senegal, one of Africa's few civilian-ruled countries, provides fascinating ground for examining the process of national development. This volume addresses the interplay between economic and political forces that have shaped, and continue to influence, the destiny of this major African nation. The twelve essays, contributed by scholars and development practitioners, are built around two primary themes. First, external economic events influence Senegal's domestic economic options which in turn affect and are affected by its political structures. Second, the world facing Senegal is particularly harsh for nurturing both national unity and the development of stable political and economic institutions. This interdisciplinary approach to development provides a rapid yet in-depth look at the major economic and political issues in Senegal. The editors' comprehensive introduction, Structural Change in a Difficult World, provides both the historical and the thematic foundations for the essays that follow. Essays cover four main topic areas: The Evolution of Economic Structures, The Evolution of Political Structures, Adjustment in Agriculture, and Adjustment in the City. Authors include former Senegalese officials; the Senegalese, French, and U.S. university and research establishment; and researchers at international donor agencies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Structural Change in a Hostile Environment by Christopher L. Delgado and Sidi Jammeh The Economy Since Independence by Prosper Youm Agricultural Crisis: Past and Future by Philippe Bonnefond and Philippe Couty Creating the Basis for Long-Term Growth by Pierre Landell-Mills and Brian Ngo Ideological and Institutional Antecedents of the New Agricultural Policy by Michel Benoit-Cattin Animation Rurale: Biography of an African Administrative Agency by Irving Leonard Markovitz The New Agricultural Policy: Its Feasibility and Implications for the Future by Frederic Martin and Eric Crawford Agricultural Performance under Structural Adjustment by Valerie Kelly and Christopher L. Delgado The Politics of Independence: 1960-1986 by Mohamed Mbodji Politics under the Specter of Deindustrialization: "Structural Adjustment" in Practice by Catherine Boone The Impact of the Reforms on the Urban Population: How the Dakarois View the Crisis by Carolyn M. Somerville The Senegambia Confederation by Lucie Colvin Phillips Glossary of Acronyms Bibliography Index ...
