Abraham Arthur reviews Grassroots Governance? Chiefs in Africa and the Afro-Caribbean "...the popularity of the institution among chiefly subjects is axiomatic, and this makes it a legitimate force to be used in promoting local development.However, the case studies show that this reality has yet to be fully appreciated since no proper, legal accommodations have been worked out. In at least three countries (Ghana, Botswana, and South Africa), Houses of Chiefs exist which can advise governments on any issue, but they do not constitute part of the legislature. For the most part, the chiefs continue to fill in for the government at the grassroots where it is thin on the ground....Traditional authorities are culturally so deeply rooted that they still remain influential with their peoples. Consequently, they are a legitimate agency for development at the local level. It is therefore imperative to design policies that integrate them into democratic government at this level. These roles are not necessarily incompatible and need not be seen as contradictory...Grassroots Governance? makes a bold and laudable attempt to push the agenda for chiefly agency in modern local governance and development, a position fully justified by the logic of the situation..."Grassroots Governance?
Abraham Arthur reviews Grassroots Governance? Chiefs in Africa and the Afro-Caribbean "...the popularity of the institution among chiefly subjects is axiomatic, and this makes it a legitimate force to be used in promoting local development.However, the case studies show that this reality has yet to be fully appreciated since no proper, legal accommodations have been worked out. In at least three countries (Ghana, Botswana, and South Africa), Houses of Chiefs exist which can advise governments on any issue, but they do not constitute part of the legislature. For the most part, the chiefs continue to fill in for the government at the grassroots where it is thin on the ground....Traditional authorities are culturally so deeply rooted that they still remain influential with their peoples. Consequently, they are a legitimate agency for development at the local level. It is therefore imperative to design policies that integrate them into democratic government at this level. These roles are not necessarily incompatible and need not be seen as contradictory...Grassroots Governance? makes a bold and laudable attempt to push the agenda for chiefly agency in modern local governance and development, a position fully justified by the logic of the situation..."
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