Organized Labor and the Struggle for Democracy in Nigeria

African Studies Review

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 77-110

  Ihonvbere, Julius O ^a  

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EID: 85011468652     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: 15552462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/524967     Document Type: Article

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