Corruption and Mismanagement in Botswana: A Best-Case Example?

The Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 499-521

  Good, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; CORRUPTION; ELITE POLITICS;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 0028565062     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X00015202     Document Type: Article

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