Conflict and human security in the North Rift and North Eastern Kenya

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1008-1020

  Kumssa, Asfaw ^a   Jones, John F ^b   Williams, James Herbert ^b  

^a Africa Office   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Conflict; Kenya; Natural resources; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349613186     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290910984786     Document Type: Article

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