Foreign aid and democracy promotion: Lessons from Africa

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-198

  Brown, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; DEMOCRATIZATION; INTERNATIONAL AID; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 22144435937     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578810500130799     Document Type: Article

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