The World Bank, governance and theories of political action in Africa

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 240-260

  Harrison, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLICY APPROACH; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; REFORM PROCESS; WORLD BANK;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17844408174     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2005.00175.x     Document Type: Review

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