Boone, Catherine (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 |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | 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 |
| Sets: | Departments > International Development Departments > Government |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Oct 2013 13:32 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/53427/ |
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