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Do new democracies deliver social welfare? Political regimes and health policy in Ghana and Cameroon

Giovanni Carbone Dipartimento di Studi Sociali e Politici, Università degli Studi di Milano, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 157-183 | Received 04 Aug 2010, Accepted 15 Feb 2011, Published online: 24 May 2011

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