DEMOCRACY, PARTICIPATION AND RESPONSIVENESS: A CASE STUDY OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE IVORIAN COMMUNES AND THEIR CITIZENS

CROOK, RICHARD

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 4/1996, pág. 695

1. Descentralization, democratization and the case of the Ivorian Communes. 2. Research focus and methodology. 3. The politics of "communalization" in Cote d'Ivoire. 4. The structure of the commune system. 5. Participation and responsiveness: the research findings. a) Electoral participation. b) Relations between citizens and the ...