National design and state building in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Politics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 623-669

  Thies, Cameron G ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; COLONIALISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; LEADERSHIP; NATION STATE; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; POST-INDEPENDENCE; SOVEREIGNTY; STATE BUILDING;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 74349128544     PISSN: 00438871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0043887109990086     Document Type: Article

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