Ivory Coast 1986 and Beyond.

Abstract

This study examines current politics in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and offers predictions for the post-Houphouet.Boigny era. The paper concludes that although the political institutions that Houphouet-Boigny bequeathed to the nation are weak, the Ivoirian elite (both civilian and military has developed a sufficiently large stake in maintaining stability so as to preclude ethnic clashes that might seriously disrupt the status quo.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1986
Accession Number
ADA303023

Entities

People

  • Robert Handloff

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Agreements
  • Civil Rights
  • Commerce
  • Continents
  • Economic Development
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Ivory Coast
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • Security
  • Students
  • United States
  • West Africa

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Strategic Security Studies