Chief Lamidi Adedibu and patronage politics in Nigeria

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-446

  Omobowale, Ayokunle Olumuyiwa ^a   Olutayo, Akinpelu Olanrewaju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; PATRON-CLIENT RELATIONS; POLITICAL POWER; POLITICAL PROCESS;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34547144753     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X07002698     Document Type: Article

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