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dc.contributor.authorMakgala, C.J.
dc.contributor.authorBotlhale, E.
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-22T10:05:50Z
dc.date.available2011-11-22T10:05:50Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationMakgala, C.J. & Botlhale, E. (2008) The challenges of financial responsibility in the tribal administration of Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1919-1966, African Historical Review, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 28-61en_US
dc.identifier.issn1753-2523 (print) 1753-2531 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/924
dc.description.abstractThis account of tribal finances in Bechuanaland Protectorate under British colonial rule argues that while the treasury dispensation made the tribes responsible for their finances, it also brought about a new dynamic and challenge in tribal communities as a result of a new monetary and financial system. Little or inadequate remuneration led to low morale, theft, and the employment of incompetent personnel in some instances. The colonial authority needed the chiefs to run tribal affairs and for political stability. As a result, chiefs often escaped unpunished whenever they were involved in peculation of funds. On the other hand, when tribal revenue workers did the same they were harshly dealt with. Efficiency and corruption in the treasury system differed from one area to another and was dependent on the character of the chief in the area.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledge (Taylor and francis), www.routledge.comen_US
dc.subjectFinancial responsibilityen_US
dc.subjectColonial governmenten_US
dc.subjectTribal administrationen_US
dc.subjectDikgosien_US
dc.titleThe challenges of financial responsibility in the tribal administration of Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1919-1966en_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.linkhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17532520902793262en_US


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