Promoting gender sensitivity in local governance in Ghana

Development in Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 753-760

  Ofei Aboagye, Esther ^a  

^a Inst of Local Government Studies   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 8644233273     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0961452042000283987     Document Type: Article

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