Policy networks, politics and decentralisation policies in Ghana

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-222

  Koranteng, Roger Oppong ^a   Larbi, George A ^b  

^a GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decentralisation; Policies; Policy networks; Politics

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

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

EID: 50849105773     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.497     Document Type: Article

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