When professionalism clashes with local particularities: Ecology, elections and procedural arrangements in Botswana

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 461-485

  Poteete, Amy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; BUREAUCRACY; ELECTION; LAND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATIZATION; RANGELAND;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 0038199683     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070306213     Document Type: Article

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