Sizing up the African state

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-20

  Goldsmith, Arthur A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STATE ROLE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034052591     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X99003225     Document Type: Review

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