RICE UNIVERSITY
COMMUNALISM, BUREAUCRACY AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC SERVICES IN AFRO-ASIA; AN OVERVIEW
The report begins by surveying types of communal representation and identifies four general reasons for the existence of communally non-representative bureaucracies: (1) influence of colonial policy, (2) uneven distribution of educational opportunities, (3) exclusion of certain political parties during periods of internal strife, and (4) conflicts between traditional African socio-cultural obligations and the training and behavioral code associated with the civil service.
VON DER MEHDEN, F. R. · 1970
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Abstract
The second section investigates the impact of communal non-representation on access to government services. Ethnic chauvinism and prejudicial administrative practices were seen to be widespread; inequitable distribution of services was exacerbated by the geographical and linguistic isolation of some groups. Section III discusses two sectors in which access to services is noticeably affected by the socio-cultural composition of the service bureaucracy -- the social security benefit sector and the police/military sector.
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