This is a book about conflict. In that, it is certainly not alone, but it approaches the problem in four Sahelian countries from the standpoint of economic analysis. The authors have not ignored social, ethnic and historical factors which led to conflict, but have identified economic realities...

The problem of regional integration that West Africa has experienced for many years bears witness to the difficulties faced by African societies in finding adequate solutions within the constraining framework of post-colonial States.  However, regional cooperation in West Africa is still only...