Book Description
Senegal, one of Africa's few civilian-ruled countries, offers insight into the process of national development. Sixteen essays address the interplay between economic and political forces shaping the destiny of this major African nation. This interdisciplinary approach to development is built around two main themes. One, external economic events influence Senegal's domestic economic options which in turn affect and are being affected by its political structures. Two, the world facing Senegal is particularly harsh for nurturing both national unity and the development of stable political and economic institutions.

About the Author
CHRISTOPHER L. DELGADO is a Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., and has taught part-time at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University. SIDI JAMMEH is an economist in the Agricultural Operations Division (Africa-Sahel region) of the World Bank.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Senegal, one of Africa's few civilian-ruled countries, offers insight into the process of national development. Sixteen essays address the interplay between economic and political forces shaping the destiny of this major African nation. This interdisciplinary approach to development is built around two main themes. One, external economic events influence Senegal's domestic economic options which in turn affect and are being affected by its political structures. Two, the world facing Senegal is particularly harsh for nurturing both national unity and the development of stable political and economic institutions.

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