The nature of the local government system of a country largely depends on the ideological orientation of those responsible for its establishment. Consciously or unconsciously, some kind of worldview is always present, and so as to stymie impatience and avoid confusion, it is generally best that the vicissitudes of that worldview, as it relates to the issue at hand, be adequately and continuously considered as the negotiation process proceeds. In keeping with my intentions of providing a backdrop to the current efforts at local government reform, I will also attempt to give some idea of the possible relationship between ideology and local democracy.
The drafters of the 1980 Constitution claimed to be cooperative socialists and the national constitution was replete with their vision of how the country should be structured to give expression to their worldview.
