Poverty, hunger, and democracy in Africa: Potential and limitations of democracy in cementing multiethnic societies

Poverty, Hunger, and Democracy in Africa: Potential and Limitations of Democracy in Cementing Multiethnic Societies

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-325

  Bigman, David ^a,b,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Woosong University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84992193834     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230248489     Document Type: Book

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