Les réformes engagées à Madagascar dans le cadre de la décentralisation ont donné aux communes de nouvelles responsabilités : gestion des ressources renouvelables et particulièrement des forêts, sécurisation foncière par la mise en place de guichets fonciers, planification locale des actions de développement. Les communes apparaissent comme l’échelon administratif décisif, pendant que les régions, créées plus récemment, mettent en place leurs propres plans de développement.
Castle and power : herdsmen of Douthwestern and Western Madagascar.
The agricultural pastoralists of Southwestern and Western Madagascar are affronted by profound transformations affecting the already difficult conditions in the rural world. They are boddy placed in relation to the new regional power structure and their difficulties are worsened by the progress of the modern economy.
However, cattle remains central to ceremonial ideology and all strategies. The few proprietors of large herds use their wealth to create a network of clients there by enabling them extend their prosperity in other economic activities, in particular rice cultivation.
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