PRA: A new literacy?

Journal of International Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 531-551

  Robinson Pant, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0029908083     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199607)8:4<531::AID-JID381>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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