The grabbed state: Lawyers, politics and public land in Kenya

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 467-492

  Manji, Ambreena ^a  

^a British Institute in Eastern Africa   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LAND RIGHTS; LEGAL SYSTEM; PARALLEL ECONOMY; PRIVATIZATION;

KENYA;

EID: 84866431092     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X12000201     Document Type: Article

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