A Country Study: Ivory Coast

• Cóte d'Ivoire/ Ivory Coast
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Country Profile
  • Country
  • Geography
  • Society
  • Economy
  • Transportation
  • Government and Politics
  • National Security
• Introduction

• Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Rachel Warner)
  • Pre-European Period
  • Arrival of the Europeans
  • French Expansion in Cóte d'Ivoire
    • Local Resistance and Establishment of Protectorates
    • Repression and Conquest
  • French Rule Until World War II
    • Evolution of Colonial Policy
    • Colonial Administration
    • Economic Development and Social Change
  • Impact of World War II
    • Brazzaville Conference
    • French Union
    • Regional Political Cooperation
  • Transformation of the Democratic Party of Cóte d'Ivoire
  • Reform and the French Community
  • Independence and the Institutionalization of the One-Party System
  • Internal Dissent and Further Consolidation of Power
    • Changes in Government and Party Structures
    • Sources of Popular Discontent
    • Consolidation of Power in the 1960's and 1970's
  • Economic and Political Issue of the Late 1970's AND 1980's
    • Growing Economic Problems
    • Succession Question
    • Party Decentralization
    • Discontent on Campus
    • Other Sources of Discontent

• Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment (Rita M. Byrnes)
  • Physical Setting
    • Location and Size
    • Physical Features
      • The Lagoon Region
      • The Forest Region
      • The Savanna
    • Rivers
    • Climate
  • Population
    • Distribution
    • Composition
  • Ethnic Groups and Languages
    • Ethnic Diversity
    • Language Diversity
    • Lineage Patterns
    • East Atlantic Cultures
      • Akan
      • Lagoon Cultures
    • West Atlantic Cultures
      • Kru
      • The Southern Mandé
    • Mandé Cultures
    • Voltaic Cultures
    • Foreigners
  • The Role of Religion
    • Local Religions
      • Religions of the South
      • Religions of the North
    • World Religions
      • Islam
      • Christianity
    • Syncretic Religions
  • Social Organization and Social Change
    • Urban Society
    • Elites
    • The Role of Women
    • Social Attitudes
  • Education
    • The Education System
      • Primary Education
      • Secondary Education
      • Higher Education
      • Teachers
    • Problems in Education
  • Health and Welfare
    • Social Programs
    • Social Problems

• Chapter 3 - The Economy (Robert E. Handloff and Judith Timyan)
  • Growth and Structure of the Economy
  • Role of Government
    • Public Investment
    • Budget
    • Banking and Finance
      • Interest and Investment Policies
      • The Stock Exchange
  • Labor
    • Wages and Income Distribution
    • Labor Unions
  • Agriculture
    • Land Use
      • Resources
      • Tenure
    • Cocoa
    • Coffee
    • Timber
    • Diversification Crops
    • Food Crops
    • Animal Husbandry
    • Fisheries
  • Manufacturing
  • Energy
    • Electricity
    • Other Energy Sources
  • Extractive Industries
    • Petroleum
    • Natural Gas
    • Other Minerals
  • Transportation and Communications
    • Railroads
    • Roads
    • Ports and Maritime Shipping
    • Air Transport
    • Telecommunications
  • Foreign Trade and Commerce
  • Balance of Payments and Foreign Assistance
    • National Debt
    • Foreign Assistance
  • Future of the Economy

• Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (Robert E. Handloff)
  • Formal Power
    • The Constitution
    • Civil Rights
    • The Executive
    • The National Assembly
    • The Economic and Social Council
    • Judicial System
    • Local Government
  • Actual Power
    • The Party
    • Party Organization
    • Orientation Toward the Political System
  • Interest Groups and National Politics
    • Political Issues
      • Single-Party Democracy
      • Succession
      • Equity Issues and Ethnic Tensions
      • Ivoirianization
      • Government Responses
    • Interest Groups
      • Labor
      • Military
    • The French
    • The Levantine Community
    • Students and Intellectuals
  • Foreign Relations
    • Relations and the Council of the Entente
    • Relations with Ghana, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Mali
    • Relations with Other African States
    • Relations with France
    • Relations with the United States
    • Relations with the Soviet Union and China
    • Relations with Israel

• Chapter 5 - National Security (Joseph P. Smaldone)
  • Armed Forces
    • Early Development
    • Constitutional, Legal, and Administrative Structure
    • Defense Mission and National Policy
    • Recruitment and Conditions of Service
    • Training
    • Foreign Influences
  • Role of the Armed Forces in Society
    • The Military in National Perspective
    • National Service and Veterans Groups
  • Internal Security
    • Domestic Security
    • Human Rights
    • Internal Security Organization and Forces
    • Crime and Punishment
      • Criminal Justice System
      • Prison System
      • Incidence and Trends in Crime
      • Police Response to Increased Crime
      • Public Response: "Psychose Sécuritaire"

• Appendix. Tables
• Bibliography
• Glossary