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Development through Positive Deviance and its Implications for Economic Policy Making and Public Administration in Africa: The Case of Kenyan Agricultural Development, 1930-2005

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  • Ochieng, Cosmas Milton Obote, 2007. "Development through Positive Deviance and its Implications for Economic Policy Making and Public Administration in Africa: The Case of Kenyan Agricultural Development, 1930-2005," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 454-479, March.
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