Authoritarianism and the securitization of development in Africa

International Affairs

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 131-151

  Fisher, Jonathan ^a,b   Anderson, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84921311031     PISSN: 00205850     EISSN: 14682346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2346.12190     Document Type: Article

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