The late Mwangi S. Kimenyi, formerly Professor of Economics, University of Connecticut, US and Senior Research Associate, African Research Centre for Public Policy and Market Process

• Contents: 1. Introduction 2. From Tribal Chief to Dictator 3. Ethnic Nations and Associations in Africa 4. Optimal Ethnic Integration and Separation 5. Integration, Centralization and Rent-Seeking 6. Integration, Centralization and Ethnic Conflict 7. Reducing Ethnic Externalities through Decentralization 8. Maintaining Unity and Diversity: Federalism 9. The Demand for Federalism in Africa 10. Constitutionalism and Civil Society in Africa 11. Protecting Property and Economic Liberties 12. Ethnic Representation and Voting Rules 13. Political Divorce: Redrawing Africa’s Borders Index