Consolidating democracy? The structural underpinnings of Ghana's 2000 elections

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 621-650

  Smith, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

GHANA;

EID: 0036903744     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X02004044     Document Type: Article

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