The depoliticisation of development and the democratisation of politics in Tanzania: Parallel structures as obstacles to delivering services to the poor

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1122-1144

  Lange, Siri ^a  

^a CHR MICHELSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DECENTRALIZATION; DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL PROCESS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 53549121707     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380802242396     Document Type: Article

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