Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Introduction
- 1 The Politics of State Scarcity
- 2 The Large Effects of Scarce States
- 3 Northern Ghana’s Scarce State
- Part II: Societal Effects
- 4 The Origins of Inequality
- 5 Bottom-Up Responses to Scarcity
- Part III: Political Effects
- 6 Dynasties
- 7 Invented Chiefs and Distributive Politics
- 8 Nonstate Violence as a State Effect
- Part IV: Extending the Argument
- 9 Shadow Cases
- 10 The Paradox of State Weakness
- Appendix: Qualitative Interviews
- References
- Index
- Other Books in the Series
3 - Northern Ghana’s Scarce State
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Introduction
- 1 The Politics of State Scarcity
- 2 The Large Effects of Scarce States
- 3 Northern Ghana’s Scarce State
- Part II: Societal Effects
- 4 The Origins of Inequality
- 5 Bottom-Up Responses to Scarcity
- Part III: Political Effects
- 6 Dynasties
- 7 Invented Chiefs and Distributive Politics
- 8 Nonstate Violence as a State Effect
- Part IV: Extending the Argument
- 9 Shadow Cases
- 10 The Paradox of State Weakness
- Appendix: Qualitative Interviews
- References
- Index
- Other Books in the Series
Summary
This chapter traces the history of the modern state in Northern Ghana. I document state scarcity and explain why it occurred and, only recently, has begun to recede. I then detail the three major actions the modern state still took in the periphery across the colonial and post-colonial periods. he chapter concludes by putting Northern Ghana in comparative perspective, showing how the region’s experience of state scarcity is representative of many hinterlands.
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- The Scarce StateInequality and Political Power in the Hinterland, pp. 59 - 94Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023