essay
Legitimacy and coercion in Bena politics and development
government and rural development in east africa : essays on political penetration • The Hague • Published In 1977 • Pages: 273-291
By: Swartz, Marc J..
Abstract
In this article, Swartz examines the degree to which coercion can be used in the implementation of rural development projects in Benaland. He looks at two Bena institutions: the work party, or MUGOVE, and the BARAZA, or village dispute settlement sessions, in order to ascertain the extent to which coercion is used in both. He argues that although work parties are voluntary and dispute resolutions are non-binding, people tend to participate in the former and comply with the latter, in order not to violate the norms of sociability and possibly be accused of being a witch.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field Date
- 1962-1965
- Coverage Date
- 1965
- Coverage Place
- Njombe District, Iringa Region, Tanzania
- Notes
- Marc J. Swartz
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291)
- LCCN
- 77369861
- LCSH
- Bena (African people)