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Explaining the design of the Rwandan decentralization: elite vulnerability and the territorial repartition of power

Benjamin ChemouniDepartment of International Development, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 246-262 | Received 20 Nov 2013, Accepted 04 Feb 2014, Published online: 18 Mar 2014

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