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Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

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M.Tech. Business Administration. Business School. / The extant literature shows that in this new world economy, which is driven by globalization, developing countries generally and African countries in particular have shown less competiveness in their ability to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Whilst there is some literature on FDI determinants for developing countries, there is a far greater emphasis on Asian and European countries. The lack of sufficient scholarly investigation of FDI determinants in regards to developing countries in Africa provides an important rationale for focusing on this region. This study proposed to partially address this lacuna by assessing the case of one African country namely Côte d'Ivoire. Specifically, the purpose of the study was to identify the most critical factors that would enhance the capability of Côte D' Ivoire to attract FDI for its own development.

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Background: Immunization is said to be the most effective public health intervention to prevent morbidity, complications, and mortality due to infectious disease among children. Due to the importance of vaccination in terms of infectious disease prevention, in terms of high cost-effectiveness ratio, international organizations, governments, and donors have intensified efforts to increase immunization coverage globally. Despite the efforts, thousands of children remain unimmunized or not fully vaccinated worldwide. Objective: To identify factors associated with incomplete immunization among children in Côte d’Ivoire. Method:The 1998-1999 and 2011-2012 Côte d’Ivoire Demography and Health Survey (DHS) data were used in this study. The included 3878 children aged 12 to 59 months with 1326 children from 1998-1999 DHS, and 2552 children from 2011-2012 DHS. Descriptive analysis was performed. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was computed to examine the relationship between variables. Univariate analysis was performed to examine the association between the dependent variable (incomplete immunization) and each independent variable using logistic regression. Variables with a p-value less than .05 in the univariate analysis were included in the multivariate analysis. Multivariate analysis was performed to determine predictors of immunization status using logistic regression (stepwise method). Results: About 42.7% and 50.1% of Côte d’Ivoire were not fully immunized in 1998-1999 and 2011-2012, respectively. Child birth place, mothers’ access to media, mothers’ literacy, place of residence, and religion were the best predictors of incomplete immunization. Conclusion:Health authorities in Côte d’Ivoire should take into account these immunization status predictors in order to address the issue of incomplete immunization.

Depuis le retour du multipartisme dans les années 1990, la Côte d'Ivoire a connu de multiples crises pré et postélectorales violentes. Comment la violence électorale à haute intensité s'est-elle déployée dans le jeu électoral national ivoirien entre 1993 et 2011 ? Notre étude montre que ces crises successives sont le résultat de la combinaison de facteurs structurels et agentivistes. C'est ce que nous appelons l'approche hybride, inspirée et construite à partir de la théorie du néo-institutionnalisme rationnel qui met à la fois l'accent sur les dimensions structurelles et agentivistes (le comportement des acteurs) ; et renforcé par des arguments théoriques plus spécifiques que l'on peut considérer comme faisant partie de la grande famille du néo-institutionnalisme rationnel, à savoir, l'approche de la privatisation de la violence et l'approche instrumentale de l'identité l'ethnique. En effet, pour conserver ou pour conquérir le pouvoir d'État, les élites politiques n'ont pas hésité à tirer profit des carences institutionnelles pour asseoir leurs préférences, calculs, stratégies et décisions politiques. Ainsi, les modifications constitutionnelles, l'élimination de la limitation des mandats, l'élimination d'opposants politiques du jeu politique, le refus du résultat des urnes, l'instrumentalisation des identités ethniques et la privatisation de la violence vont être préférés aux programmes politiques. Dès lors, l'ensemble de ces stratégies, toutes porteuses de germes du conflit vont devenir aux mains des élites et des partis politiques, les leviers essentiels de la lutte politique dans un pays multiethnique ; ouvrant ainsi la voie aux conflits violents à chaque période électorale.

Cote d’Ivoire is a country located in West Africa, which is coming out from decades of political and military crises (2002-2011). The country is now coping with its phase of postconflict reconstruction and economic development. One of the important aspects of this phase is the socio-economic reintegration of former combatants who took part in the different conflicts. For this reason the aim of this study was to explore the socio-economic reintegration of former combatants in Cote d’Ivoire. Taking the aim of this study into consideration, the primary objectives were to first look at the situation of the socioeconomic reintegration of former combatants in Cote d’Ivoire and secondly to identify challenges affecting the socio-economic reintegration process.