Transnational knowledge partnerships: New calculus and politics in Africa's development

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Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 124-145

  Obamba, Milton O ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diasporic networks; international development; knowledge for development; sub Saharan Africa; transnational partnerships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873181908     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2013.746576     Document Type: Review

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