Can an ethnically-based civil society succeed? The case of mauritius

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-20

  Srebrnik, Henry ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ETHNICITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

MAURITIUS;

EID: 0033951356     PISSN: 02589001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/025890000111940     Document Type: Article

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