The International Journal of African Historical Studies · 2002 · 118 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesDevelopment StudiesHistoryAfrican HistoryAfrican StudiesRural DevelopmentAfrican Development StudiesAfrican Rural StudiesAgricultural AnthropologyAgricultural HistoryColonialismRural Development PolicyAgricultural LabourColonial Agrarian TransformationColonial AgricultureFarmer AttitudesFarmer MobilizationPolitical Economy Of ColonialismResistance To ColonialismSmallholder Farmers
Introduction - Rice & cotton: neomercantilism, social welfare & the shaping of the Office du Niger - Colonisation Indigene: French rural development ideology at the Office du Niger, 1920-1940 - The recruitment of settlers for the Office du Niger - Coercion & poverty at the Office du Niger - Negotiating farming & marketing practices at the Office du Niger - Participation contested & redefined: farmer resistance & ideas about development at the Office du Niger - Conclusion - Appendix: A Note on Sources