Ethnic bias, favouritism and development in Africa

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 695-707

  Ilorah, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Corruption; Ethnic bias; Ethnicity; Favouritism; Human rights

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; CRIME; ETHNIC CONFLICT; ETHNICITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MARGINALIZATION;

AFRICA;

EID: 70449380316     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350903303209     Document Type: Article

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