Young People in African (Agricultural) Policy Processes? What National Youth Policies Can Tell Us

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 90-103

  Te Lintelo, Dolf J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COLLECTIVE ACTION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; YOUNG POPULATION;

NIGERIA; TANZANIA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84867708945     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00382.x     Document Type: Article

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