African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 404

Review

Political Leadership in Ghana: 1957 to 2010

Kwasi Dartey-Baah
  • Kwasi Dartey-Baah
  • Department of Organization and Human Resource Management, University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), University of Ghana.
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  •  Received: 29 August 2014
  •  Accepted: 24 December 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

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