Institutional design and power relations in the African development Bank

African and Asian Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 203-223

  Strand, Jonathan R ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034979354     PISSN: 15692094     EISSN: 15692108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685210152031235     Document Type: Article

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