The quality of African democracy: Why and how it should be measured

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 273-286

  Baker, Bruce ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIZATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032884616     PISSN: 02589001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02589009908729650     Document Type: Article

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