A cautionary tale: Colonial and post-colonial conceptions of good government and democratisation in Africa

Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-61

  Hewitt, Vernon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonial reform and colonial history; Development theory; Good government

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; DEMOCRATIZATION; DEVELOPMENT THEORY;

AFRICA;

EID: 33646763198     PISSN: 14662043     EISSN: 17439094     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14662040600624437     Document Type: Article

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