Why the African renaissance is likely to fail: The case of Zimbabwe

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-212

  Maundeni, Zibani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT FAILURE; NATIONAL POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POST-COLONIALISM; POST-INDEPENDENCE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 3142758832     PISSN: 02589001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0258900042000230014     Document Type: Article

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