Reading Americans on democracy in Africa: From the CIA to ‘good governance’

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 123-148

  Moore, David ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

AMERICAN DISCOURSE; DECOLONISATION; DEMOCRACY; DEVELOPING REGION; FOREIGN POLICY; FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOPOLITICAL RELATIONS; US FOREIGN POLICY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0030462136     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578819608426655     Document Type: Article

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