The Tangled web of associational life: Urban governance and the politics of popular livelihoods in Nigeria

Urban Forum

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-313

  Meagher, Kate ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil society; Enterprise clusters; Informal economy; Nigeria; Urban governance

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNICITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; RELIGION; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN POLITICS; VIOLENCE;

NIGERIA;

EID: 77954459785     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-010-9089-2     Document Type: Article

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