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000299437 245__ $$aThe identificatory city in sub-Saharan Africa
000299437 269__ $$a2021
000299437 336__ $$aBook Chapters
000299437 520__ $$aGold, diamonds, and certain precious minerals are subject to unmonitored extraction by young 'diggers,' those true pioneers of contemporary Africa who flout national and multinational companies and political authorities, often risking their lives. 'Bureaux' or 'coordination commissions' supervise their operations, which are also monitored by the president, a secretary who is in charge of the interpretation of the regulations, a treasurer or auditor, and a deputy treasurer who ensures the execution of sanctions and the payment of fines, all in a friendly atmosphere since they are 'friendly societies.' In political terms, the militias, the assertive presence of which is an evident sign of a 'failed state' in the eyes of international relations experts, in fact contribute to the state's wider reproduction. The social and political ambiguity of bureaucracy makes it one of the pillars of colonial and postcolonial 'hegemonic research,' at the interface of coercion and support.
000299437 580__ $$aIn: Identification and citizenship in Africa : biometrics, the documentary state and bureaucratic writings of the self. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2021. - Pages 343-368
000299437 6531_ $$aArts and Culture$$0319117
000299437 6531_ $$aDemocracy and Sovereignty
000299437 6531_ $$aEnvironment and the Anthropocene
000299437 700__ $$aBayart, Jean-François
000299437 8564_ $$9aa76217b-c516-4572-bcd3-200385ebec8e$$s771743$$uhttps://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/299437/files/JB.pdf
000299437 901__ $$uAnthropology and Sociology of Development Department$$0319284
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