Governance, cultural change, and empowerment

The Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 543-567

  Landell Mills, Pierre ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CULTURAL CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; TRADITION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0027078871     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X00011046     Document Type: Article

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