Second thoughts from the Second World: Interpreting aid in post-communist eastern Europe

Human Organization

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-264

  Creed, Gerald W ^a   Wedel, Janine R ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Depts of Sociology and Anthropology

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development policy; Foreign aid; Socialism; eastern Europe; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000693530     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.56.3.9rn36067p41h6j1n     Document Type: Article

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