Elite-led democratisation in aid-dependent states: The case of Mauritania

Journal of North African Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-193

  Girod, Desha M ^a   Walters, Meir R ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aid; coup; democratisation; Mauritania; terrorism

Indexed keywords

AID FLOW; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; DEMOCRATIZATION; INTERNATIONAL AID; TERRORISM;

MAURITANIA;

EID: 84859401936     PISSN: 13629387     EISSN: 17439345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13629387.2011.608515     Document Type: Article

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