The state and the question of development in sub-Saharan Africa

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 37, Issue 123, 2010, Pages 71-85

  Cox, Kevin R ^a   Negi, Rohit ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Democracy; Land tenure; State capitalist development; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; LAND TENURE; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STATE ROLE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77951122835     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056241003637961     Document Type: Article

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