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Democracy and Development in Africa

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ID6019465
AuthorsD Rimmer (University of Birmingham, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume96
Issue383
Pages295-296
Publication date1997-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeREVIEW
Review ofDemocracy and development in Africa, Claude Ake, 1996
VenueAfrican Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0001-9909 • E-ISSN: 1468-2621
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a007840
OpenAlexW2334498005
LanguageEN

Journal Article Democracy and Development in Africa Get access Democracy and Development in Africa, by Claude Ake. The Brookings Institution, 1996. x+173pp. £30.50 hardback. ISBN 0-8157-0220-5. DOUGLAS RIMMER DOUGLAS RIMMER University of Birmingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 96, Issue 383, April 1997, Pages 295–296, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a007840 Published: 01 April 1997

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