Democratic demands and social policies: The politics of health reform in Ghana

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-408

  Carbone, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION; WELFARE REFORM;

GHANA;

EID: 80054907655     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X11000255     Document Type: Article

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