Defence Expenditures, arms procurement and corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 36, Issue 121, 2009, Pages 335-351

  Willett, Susan ^a  

^a Levy Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; MILITARY INTERVENTION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PUBLIC SPENDING;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70449490269     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056240903210754     Document Type: Article

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