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In pursuit of arrangements that work: Bricolage, practical norms and everyday water governance

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In pursuit of arrangements that work: Bricolage, practical norms and everyday water governance. / Cleaver, Frances.
Real Governance and Practical Norms in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Game of the Rules. ed. / Tom De Herdt; Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan. Taylor and Francis Inc., 2015. p. 207-227.

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Cleaver, F 2015, In pursuit of arrangements that work: Bricolage, practical norms and everyday water governance. in T De Herdt & J-P Olivier de Sardan (eds), Real Governance and Practical Norms in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Game of the Rules. Taylor and Francis Inc., pp. 207-227. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315723365

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Cleaver, F. (2015). In pursuit of arrangements that work: Bricolage, practical norms and everyday water governance. In T. De Herdt, & J.-P. Olivier de Sardan (Eds.), Real Governance and Practical Norms in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Game of the Rules (pp. 207-227). Taylor and Francis Inc.. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315723365

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Cleaver F. In pursuit of arrangements that work: Bricolage, practical norms and everyday water governance. In De Herdt T, Olivier de Sardan JP, editors, Real Governance and Practical Norms in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Game of the Rules. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2015. p. 207-227 doi: 10.4324/9781315723365

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Cleaver, Frances. / In pursuit of arrangements that work : Bricolage, practical norms and everyday water governance. Real Governance and Practical Norms in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Game of the Rules. editor / Tom De Herdt ; Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan. Taylor and Francis Inc., 2015. pp. 207-227

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