Making neoliberal states of development : The Ghanaian diaspora and the politics of homelands

Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 464-479

  Mohan, Giles ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; DIASPORA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; STATE ROLE;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

HARNESS;

EID: 45849083838     PISSN: 02637758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/dcos3     Document Type: Article

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