Decentralization, local governance and centre-periphery conflict in Sierra Leone

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 529-540

  Rosenbaum, Allan ^a   Rojas, Maria Victoria ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centra de Adiestramiento en Servicios (CAES)   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRE-PERIPHERY RELATIONS; DECENTRALISATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNANCE; POLITICAL STABILITY; SOCIAL CONFLICT;

SIERRA LEONE;

EID: 0031448248     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-162x(199712)17:5<529::aid-pad987>3.3.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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