PrefaceAcknowledgementsIIntroduction: A Theoretical Perspective1IIThe Foundations of Ethnicity and Development, 1900-194526IIIEthnicity, Nationalism and Development, 1946-195961IVEthnicity, Development and the National Cake, 1960-196695VEthnicity, Development and the Civil War, 1967-1978121VIEthnicity, Federal Character and Development 1979-1992148VIIEthnicity, Religion, Austerity and Transition to Democracy179VIIIEthnic Boundary Disputes: Implications for Development215IXConclusion: Democracy and Inter-ethnic Harmony245Bibliography275