Along Ethiopia's western frontier

Gambella and Benishangul in transition

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4785361
AutoresJohn Young (0000-0003-4085-9306), John W Young (Simon Fraser University, autor correspondente)
Ano1999
Volume37
Fascículo2
Páginas321-346
Data de publicação1999-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022278x9900302x
OpenAlexW2045398115
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas30

The lowland Ethiopian regions of Gambella and Benishangul, bordering Sudan, form a classic frontier zone. ‘Modern’ politics dates from the 1974 Ethiopian revolution, and has been shaped by developments on either side of the frontier, as well as by the complex relations among indigenous peoples, and between them and immigrants and officials from highland areas of Ethiopia. The implementation of the post-1991 Ethiopian government's programme of ethnic regionalism has intensified local rivalries, and regional governments remain weak, being highly dependent on professionals from highland Ethiopia. Education, transport links, and other indicators of development remain poor. None the less, local political power, in sharp contrast to earlier periods, has to an appreciable extent passed into the hands of indigenous leaders

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Frontier · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Indigenous · Local government · Political science · Politics · Regionalism (politics) · Socioeconomics · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration