Responsiveness to the concerns of the poor and accountability to the commitment to poverty reduction

Working Paper - Chr. Michelsen Institute

Volumn , Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1-25

  Gloppen, Siri ^a   Rakner, Lise ^a   Tostensen, Arne ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DECISION MAKING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 0242338559     PISSN: 08043639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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