Military business and the business of the military in the Kivus;Les affaires militaires et les affaires des militaires dans le Kivu

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 40, Issue 135, 2013, Pages 67-82

  Verweijen, Judith ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

army reform; Congolese military; informal economies; Kivu; militarisation

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ENTREPRENEUR; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MILITARY APPLICATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; REFORM PROCESS; SECURITY;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; KIVU;

EID: 84874638345     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2012.761602     Document Type: Article

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