Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword - Mary Jo Arnoldi
Preface - David Wiley
Introduction - R. James Bingen, David Robinson, John M. Staatz
Cultural and Historical Setting
Overview of the Section on Cultural and Historical Contributions - David Robinson
Perspectives on History and Culture: The Case of Mali - Adame Ba Konare (translated by David Robinson)
“French Africans”—Faidherbe, Archinard, and Coppolani: The “Creators” of Senegal, Soudan, and Mauritania - David Robinson
Generational Conflict in the Umarian Movement after the Jihad: Perspectives from the Futanke Grain Trade at Medine - John H. Hanson
Women in Francophone West Africa in the 1930s: Unraveling a Neglected Report - Ghislaine Lydon
Labor Migration, Gender, and Social Transformation in Rural Mali - Maria Grosz-Ngate
Economic and Agricultural Policy Reform
Overview—MSU’s Food Security Research and Outreach Program in Mali - John M. Staatz
Food Security Policy Reform in Mali and the Sahel - Josue Dione
The Response of Cereals Traders to Agricultural Market Reform in Mali - Niama Nango Dembele, John M. Staatz
The Reform of Rice Milling and Marketing in the Ofice du Niger: Catalysts for an Agricultural Success Story in Mali - Salifou Bakary Diarra, John M. Staatz, Niama Nango Dembele
Small-Scale Inland Valley Swamp Rice Production: A Viable Enterprise in the Grain-Cotton Farming System of Southern Mali - Georges Dimithe
Cotton in Mali: The “White Revolution” and Development - James Tefft
Political Innovation
Overview—The Malian Path to Democracy and Development - R. James Bingen
From Military Dictatorship to Democracy: The Democratization Process in Mali - Andrew F. Clark
Dimensions of Decentralization in Mali - David Rawson
Classrooms of Democracy? The Educational Prospects of Malian Civil Society - John Uniack Davis
Improving Women’s Health in Mali: Research, Policy Review, and Recommendations - Nancy Mezey
Prospects for Development and Democracy in West Africa: Agrarian Politics in Mali - R. James Bingen
Epilogue
The Malian Democracy: A Continuing Process for the Quest of Perfection - Cheick Oumar Diarrah, Malian Ambassador to U.S. (translated by Cheikh Anta Mbacke Babou)
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