Reflections on Thabo Mbeki's African renaissance

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 291-316

  Bongmba, Elias K ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; RENEWAL POLICY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 3543074692     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305707042000215374     Document Type: Article

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