Roadblock Politics — Peer Schouten
In Pursuit of Development
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The Road Blocks in the DRC and the Central African Republic
Riti: You have a state performing some sort of control and checking function at road blocks. But it is another matter altogether, when i talk to the policemen who complain that even if a criminal activity has taken place close by,. they often don't have the transportation to quickly reach spot to catch criminals. They may not even have enough money on their phones to call for help for reinforcement. So this is, in other words, an elaborate network of actors. It could be communities, it could be rebel groups. Riti: What is fascinating, i find, in your two cases is that you would have a state sometimes simply not having control over a territory, may be not even wanting to
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