Theorising Kenya's protracted transition to democracy

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-342

  Brown, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; ELECTION; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 8644286255     PISSN: 02589001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0258900042000283494     Document Type: Article

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