A critical survey of subnational autonomy in African states

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 248-271

  Fessha, Yonatan ^a   Kirkby, Coel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 44649103876     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjm040     Document Type: Review

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