Nationalism, bureaucracy and the developmental state: The South African case

South African Review of Sociology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-27

  von Holdt, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Developmental state; Modernity; Nationalism; Post colonial

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957945564     PISSN: 21528586     EISSN: 20721978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21528581003676010     Document Type: Article

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