Decentralization and Development No 221, 2007/1 - pagesPages 5 to 7EditorialPages 21 to 44IntroductionBy Émile Le Bris, Thierry PaulaisPages 45 to 54Decentralization and Local DevelopmentBy Jean-Christophe DeberrePages 55 to 74The Chieftaincy and Decentralization in GhanaBy Pierre JacquemotPages 75 to 85Constitutional Decentralization in Post-conflict DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo)By Sébastien MelmothPages 87 to 105From Centralism to Ethnic Federalism. Conservative Decentralization in EthiopiaBy Sabine PlanelPages 107 to 130Decentralization and the Participation of Women in South Africa's Integrated Development PlansBy Amanda Williamson, Pearl Sithole, Alison TODESPages 131 to 152The Compromises Made by A Burkinabè NGO between Good Governance Policies and Local PowersBy Sophie LewandowskiPages 153 to 172Imprisoned in Time: Social Changes at Work in Sahraouian Refugee CampsBy Sophie CaratiniPages 173 to 203The Role of Diamonds in African GeopoliticsBy Jean-François Orru, Rémi Pelon, Philippe GentilhommePages 205 to 223The Political Economy of Mining in Madagascar: An Analysis of the QMM Project in Tolagnaro (Fort-Dauphin)By Bruno SarrasinPages 225 to 245Household Water Supply in Conakry (Guinea)By Ahmadou Koré Bah, Amadou Diallo, Richard MorinPages 247 to 250A Brief History of the Future -Jacques AttaliBy Jacques Giri