Clientelism and Ethiopia's post-1991 decentralisation

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-384

  Chanie, Paulos ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIENTELISM; DECENTRALIZATION; FISCAL REFORM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL REFORM; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34547326603     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X07002662     Document Type: Article

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