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       Figure 2: Central government vs. Zulu chief's perceptions
      
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Central Government Perception Zulu Chiefs Perception
Assimilation through the creation of democratically elected local government Resisting assimilation: local government structures eliminate the authority and power of the Zulu Kingdom
Assimilation by encouraging local participation in RDP Councils Resisting assimilation by maintaining existing cultural institutions
Expanding available resources through centralized control of forests Protecting local wealth and territorial integrity: the government aims to steal tribal land
Maintaining government structures through local rate

Protecting local wealth and resisting assimilation: local rates destroy the barter economy and subsistence agriculture

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