Beall, Jo, and Mduduzi Ngonyama. "Indigenous institutions, traditional leaders and elite coalitions for development: The case of Greater Durban, South Africa." (2009). Crisis States Research Centre Working Papers Series 2 (55). Crisis States Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Chieftaincy is the most common form of indigenous institutions in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examined the role of traditional leaders in Greater Durban area of KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. The study sought to find out why some traditional leaders successfully participate in inclusive elite coalitions and what roles they played in facilitating institutional arrangements alongside other political actors to create a hybrid political order.