Articles · Vol. 33 No. 3 (2008): Africa Development

9 - The Use of Land to Generate Political Support

  • Ato Kwamena Onoma
    Ato Kwamena Onoma
    Department of Political Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Email: kwamena_onoma@yahoo.com, ato.onoma@yale.edu.
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Vol. 33 · 2008 No. 3 Africa Development AD

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