NLEP, Roger Gabriel

Administration publique et sociétés plurales en Afrique - essai de réflexion sur l'interaction État-société, à travers l'exemple du Cameroun - Paris : ENA, avril/juin 2000

The Cameroon is characterized by social pluralism which resuts from tribal communitarianism and from its four periods of colonisation. It has, however, inherited a form of administration which tends towards the Weberian model, which has been inherited precisely from its colonial past. Consequently, the structure of the administration is influenced by a pluralist society and the unified administrative model has given rise to a form of administration which is distinct to the Cameroon. In particular, the administration, with its deployment throughout the territory, contributes towards a balanced distribution of power and the easing of social conflicts