Explaining the clash and accomodation of interests of major actors in the creation of the African Union

African Affairs

Volumn 103, Issue 411, 2004, Pages 249-267

  Tieku, Thomas Kwasi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ECONOMIC RELATIONS; FOREIGN POLICY; POLITICAL RELATIONS; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 1842639542     PISSN: 00019909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/afraf/adh041     Document Type: Article

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