Regulation, cross-border trade and practical norms in West Nile, north-western Uganda

Africa

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 573-594

  Titeca, Kristof ^a   De Herdt, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; LEGISLATION; MORALITY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRADE POLICY; TRADE RELATIONS;

NILE [UGANDA]; UGANDA;

EID: 78649772794     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: 17500184     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/afr.2010.0403     Document Type: Article

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