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Democracy in Action: Decentralisation in Post-Conflict Cambodia

@inproceedings{Kim2012DemocracyIA,
  title={Democracy in Action: Decentralisation in Post-Conflict Cambodia},
  author={Sedara Kim},
  year={2012}
}
  • Sedara Kim
  • Published 27 January 2012
  • Political Science
Kim, Sedara (2012) Democracy in Action: Decentralisation in Post-conflict Cambodia, PhD dissertation in Peace and Development Research, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 700, SE 405 30 Goteborg, Sweden. Language: English with a summary in Swedish ISBN: 978-91-628-8424-6 Internet link to Gupea: http://hdl.handle.net/2077/28318 
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