Councils in Action (Paperback)

Contributors to this issue; Introductions; 1. The nature of the problem Audrey Richards; 2. Council structure and decision-making Adam Kuper; 3. Decision-making in Councils among the Merina of Madagascar Maurice Bloch; 4. Councils among the Central Ibo G. I. Jones; 5. The Kgalagari Lekgota Adam Kuper; 6. The conciliar system of the Bemba in Northern Zambia Audrey Richards; 7. The development of town communities in Ahafo, Western Ghana A. F. Robertson; 8. Party politics and the processes of local democracy in an English town council Paul Spencer; 9. Reaching agreement over Bridewealth in Labwor, Northern Uganda: a case study R. G. Abrahams; Bibliography.