Coalition politics and coalition governments in Africa

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-79

  Oyugi, Walter O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; POLITICAL POWER; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS;

AFRICA;

EID: 33750221821     PISSN: 02589001     EISSN: 14699397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02589000500513739     Document Type: Article

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