Cape Verde: The most democratic nation in Africa?

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 493-511

  Baker, Bruce ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; CIVIL SOCIETY; DEMOCRACY; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE VERDE; MACARONESIA;

EID: 33750530171     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X06002060     Document Type: Article

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