Decentralisation and democracy in developing countries: An overview

Development in Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 768-779

  Kulipossa, Fidelx Pius ^a  

^a GAPI   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEMOCRACY; DEVELOPING WORLD;

EID: 8644247374     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0961452042000284003     Document Type: Article

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