Mapping social policy development in sub-Saharan Africa

Policy Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 326-341

  Kpessa, Michael W ^a   Béland, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b University of Saskatchewan's Johnson Shoyama   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; development; institutions; social policy; theories; welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880384553     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2013.804301     Document Type: Article

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