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Akosa, F., Asare, B.E., Essah-Koli, A.P., Twerefoo, P.O. (2018). Politics Without Principles, Ghana. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3590-1

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