Abstract
Focuses on the development of an irrigated perimeter in Foum Gleita, Mauritania and the responses of three ethnic groups and the national bureaucracy to the development. The perimeter is gravity fed from a lake created by damming the Gorgol Noir river. The indigenous responses depend both on ethnic affiliation, historical patterns of land tenure, the egalitarian nature of the distribution scheme adopted for the perimeter, and the complexities of the local political situation. The article is placed in the context of a critique of world systems theory. -Author
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 53-74 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Urban Anthropology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Anthropology
- Urban Studies