Establishing a liberal political order through a constitution: The Papua New Guinea experience

Development and Change

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 303-330

  Ghai, Yash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEGAL SYSTEM; PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM; POLITICAL ORGANISATION;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0031435422     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7660.00044     Document Type: Article

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