Reflective Public Administration Reform: Building Relationships, Bridging Gaps in Ghana

African Studies Review

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-57

  Haruna, Peter Fuseini ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011476030     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: 15552462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/525391     Document Type: Article

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