The European Union and democracy promotion in Africa: The case of Ghana

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 571-600

  Crawford, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; EUROPEAN UNION; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 31144446690     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578810500367516     Document Type: Article

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