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Yeboah-Assiamah, E., Gyekye-Jandoh, M.A., Asamoah, K., Damoah, C.M. (2020). Popular Support for Public Policies to Curb Political Vigilantism: Reflections from Ghanaian Electorate. 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_4022-1
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