Political economic origins of Sekondi-Takoradi, West Africa's new oil city

Urbani Izziv

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-130

  Obeng Odoom, Franklin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Ghana; Oil; Ports; Railways

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876236987     PISSN: 03536483     EISSN: 18558399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2012-23-02-005     Document Type: Article

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