Le Front populaire et le problème des prestations en AOF

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ID3647524
AuthorsNicole Bernard-Duquenet (corresponding author)
Year1976
Volume16
Issue61
Pages159-172
Publication date1976-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCahiers d études africaines (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-0055 • E-ISSN: 1777-5353
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/cea.1976.2897
OpenAlexW1988327781
LanguageFR
Citations received15

N. Bernard-Duquenet-The Front Populaire Government and the Problem of Compulsory Labour in French West Africa. The Front populaire declaration of policy was only marginally concerned with colonial problems, and chiefly with those of Indochina and North Africa. Nevertheless the Socialist Colonial Secretary, Marius Moutet appointed as Governor General in Dakar Marcel de Coppet, an administrator well known for his liberal views. Coppet set himself to the task of enforcing the application in West Africa of the international rules prohibiting forced labour. He failed, mainly due to the opposition of vested interests, but also for lack of personnel and financial means to carry out his policies

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