Boone, Catherine 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5324-7814
(1995)
The social origins of Ivoirian exceptionalism: rural society and state formation.
Comparative Politics, 27 (4).
pp. 445-464.
ISSN 0010-4159
Abstract
Ivory Coast is anomalous. In contrast to the bureaucratic regulation of rural society in much of Africa, it has adopted relatively "hands-off" strategies of exploitation and governance. The explanation of this anomaly lies in the socioeconomic structure of peasant society. The article offers a structuralist critique of statist and neopluralist models of state-society relations. By arguing for the social determinants of state structures, it contradicts the view that African states are simply artifacts of colonialism with no organic links to society.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://web.gc.cuny.edu/jcp/ |
| Additional Information: | © 1995 The City University of New York |
| Divisions: | International Development Government |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Oct 2013 13:32 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2025 06:00 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/53427 |
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