Durable solution, help or hindrance? The failings and unintended implications of relief and recovery efforts for Kenya's post-election IDPs

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 36, Issue 122, 2009, Pages 604-610

  Lynch, Gabrielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

KENYA;

EID: 77950761930     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056240903346194     Document Type: Article

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