Plus ça change? County-level politics in Kenya after devolution

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 173-191

  Cornell, Agnes ^a   D'Arcy, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

devolution; Governors; Kenya 2010 Constitution; Kenya elections; Kenyan political elites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894256705     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531055.2013.869073     Document Type: Article

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