It brought some kind of neatness to mankind: Mass literacy, community development and democracy in 1950s Asante

Africa

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-499

  Skinner, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

COLONIAL LEGACY; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DEMOCRACY; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; LITERACY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; URBAN SOCIETY;

ASHANTI; GHANA;

EID: 73449093179     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/E000197200900103X     Document Type: Article

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