Reconsidering state and society in Africa: The institutional dimension in land reform policies

Comparative Politics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-224

  Williams, Donald C ^a  

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EID: 21844485511     PISSN: 00104159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/421981     Document Type: Article

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