State formation and governance in Botswana

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 100-140

  Robinson, James A ^a   Parsons, Q Neil ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC GROUP; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; STATE BUILDING;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33745684383     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejk007     Document Type: Article

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