1st Edition
Local Governance in Timor-Leste Lessons in postcolonial state-building
By Deborah Cummins
Copyright 2015
158 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Across many parts of the postcolonial world, it is everyday reality for people to cross regularly between state-based and customary governance, institutions and norms. This book examines this phenomenon in the context of the villages of Timor-Leste, and the state-building efforts that have been conducted by the Timorese government and international development agencies since the vote for... Read more
1. The imperative to 'develop'
2. The Making of Political Hybridity (A Colonial History)
3. Democratisation
4. Local Leadership
5. Dispute Resolution
6. Economic Relationships
7. Clientelism and Patronage
8. Taking Local Politics Seriously
Gloss.
Biography
Deborah Cummins is an academic, consultant and trainer on issues of postcolonial local governance, and international and community development. She is the founder of Bridging Peoples, www.bridgingpeoples.com.
