The urban transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and opportunities

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 466-485

  Kessides, Christine ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLITICS;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34548034025     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c3p     Document Type: Article

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