Sectoral decentralisation and intergovernmental arrangements in Africa

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-40

  Andrews, Matthew ^a   Schroeder, Larry ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; LEGISLATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SERVICE PROVISION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0037328440     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.257     Document Type: Article

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