Government and Rural Development in East Africa: Essays on Political Penetration

Abstract

I. Introduction 'Penetration' and the East African Context.- The Concept of Political Penetration.- 'Penetration' and Rural Development in the East African Context.- II. The Colonial Legacy and the Dynamics of Political Control.- Teso in Transformation: colonial penetration in Teso District, Eastern Uganda, and its contemporary significance.- Local Participation in National Politics: Ugugo, Tanzania.- The Legitimacy of the Uganda Government in Buganda.- III. Institutions and Strategies for Rural Development.- Creating and Expanding Organizations for Rural Development.- Economics, Incentives and Development Penetration.- Leadership and Institutions for Rural Development: a case study of Nzega District.- IV. District Politics and Rural Transformation.- Promoting Agrarian Change: penetration and response in Murang'a, Kenya.- Political Engineering and Social Change: a case study of Bukoba District, Tanzania.- Improving Nutrition in Bukedi District, Uganda.- V. The Dynamics of Rural Societies.- Staff Kulaks and Peasants: a study of a political field.- The Social Structure of the Agricultural Extension Services in the Western Province of Kenya.- Legitimacy and Coercion in Bena Politics and Development.- A Low Status Group in Centre-Periphery Relations: Mbai Sya Eitu.- VI. Conclusion.- Recurring Penetration Strategies in East Africa.