Introduction: Working with the Grain? The Africa Power and Politics Programme

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Booth, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL POWER; POVERTY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 79952309451     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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