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Abstract
Development theories explain almost exclusively the socio-economic dynamic of developing societies by the transformations which are imposed upon them. Through a historical analysis of family farm organization in a Wolof village community in Senegal the author tries to show that this dynamic can not simply be reduced to exogeneous factors. The evolution of control and distribution of labour, land and farm implements depend on the internal contradictions and conflicts of these communities. This evolution must be taken into account in development theories as it represents an important aspect of the dynamic of developing societies.