Political parties in Ghana through four republics a path to democratic consolidation

Comparative Politics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Morrison, Minion K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 3543022711     PISSN: 00104159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4150169     Document Type: Article

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