Perverse consequences? The impact of quotas for women on democratization in Africa

Political Representation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 211-235

  Hassim, Shireen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 84925640890     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511813146.010     Document Type: Chapter

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