TOURÉ, Ibrahima <br/><br/>
Autonomy and local democracy in Afruca :  an illustrarion using the sace of  

 - London :  Sage,  Dec. 2012 
<br/><br/> This contribution analyzes from a retrospective and synchronous perspective the often conflicting power relations between the French colonial, the Senegalese post-colonial central states and the decentralized collectivities. Reflecting on the effective autonomy of the local collectivities in the management and running of the competences which are transferred to them through the decentralization laws, the article shows how, on the basis of real cases, the intervention of the central power in local affairs not only questions democracy but also and above all diverts the regionalization policies from their initial objectives