Archives in sub-Saharan Africa half a century after independence

Archival Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-201

  Tough, Alistair G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Africa; Commonwealth; Governance; Human rights; New Partnership for Africa's Development; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 85068306447     PISSN: 13890166     EISSN: 15737519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10502-009-9078-1     Document Type: Article

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