Neoliberalism and decentralised development planning in Ghana

Third World Planning Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 433-454

  Mohan, Giles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; DECENTRALISATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENT PLANNING; MARKET LIBERALISATION; NEOLIBERALISM; NEOLIBERALIST APPROACH; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

GHANA;

EID: 0030429231     PISSN: 01427849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/twpr.18.4.6xn2q542308184t0     Document Type: Article

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