The roots of community development in colonial office policy and practice in Africa

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 418-436

  Smyth, Rosaleen ^a  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Africa; Colonial period; Community development; Instructional films

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; COLONIALISM; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; MEDIA ROLE;

AFRICA;

EID: 3442894487     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2004.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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