Tòkana

The Collapse of the Rural Malagasy Community

Bibliographic Data

ID2727382
AuthorsRichard R Marcus (corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume51
Issue1
Pages85-104
Publication date2008-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1353/arw.0.0046
OpenAlexW2028733241
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited22

Madagascar is often cited as an example of a country with a long history of local institutional strength and stalwart community participation in the decision-making process. This article explores the crisis of community life in southern Madagascar, particularly the changed nature of community involvement. Associational life is in decline-a result not only of challenging economic conditions, but also of eroded social norms, as the rule-making institutions of the past have been replaced by the loose guidelines of the present. This situation, which has the potential of exacerbating economic problems, is also likely to have grievous political and ecological consequences

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rural area · Rural community · Rural society · Sociology · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Law · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Socioeconomic Development in Asia