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Grassroots Governance? Chiefs in Africa and the Afro-Caribbean

Traditional leadership is a factor that has long been overlooked in evaluations of rural local government in much of contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa. Grassroots Governance?, an interdisciplinary and intercontinental collection, addresses this gap in African scholarship and brings new perspectives on...

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Main Author: Ray, Donald I.
Other Authors: Reddy, P. S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Calgary University of Calgary Press 2003
Series:Africa: Missing Voices
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Collection: OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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