Magic and witchcraft: Implications for democratization and poverty-alleviating aid in Africa

World Development

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1347-1355

  Kohnert, Dirk ^a  

^a Institute of African Affairs   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL BELIEFS; DEMOCRATISATION; DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; WITCHCRAFT;

AFRICA;

EID: 0029907033     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-750X(96)00045-9     Document Type: Article

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