Roadblock Politics — Peer Schouten
In Pursuit of Development
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The Concept of Road Block Politics
In many places, politics isn't essentially concerned with control over territory or population. It is much easier to set up shop along thes skine of narrow pathways t the karake routes were where people actually pass through. So in many cases, roadblocks are a reflection not of the extension of centralized state power but rather people's efforts to try and deal with the nefarious side effects of outsiders.
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