ch. 1. The indigenous social systems -- ch. 2. The indigenous legal institutions -- ch. 3. Indigenous political institutions -- ch. 4. The African chief -- ch. 5. African kingdoms -- ch. 6. Government in native African empires -- ch. 7. The native system of government : a summary and an assessment -- ch. 8. The indigenous economic system : capital and production -- ch. 9. The indigenous economic system : distribution -- ch. 10. The indigenous institutions under colonialism -- ch. 11. The postcolonial destruction and betrayal of Africa -- ch. 12. Epilogue
Summary
George Ayittey's Indigenous African Institutions presents a detailed and convincing picture of pre-colonial and post-colonial Africa - its cultures, traditions, and indigenous institutions, including participatory democracy
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 565-573) and index
