An actor-oriented approach to rights in development

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-51

  Nyamu Musembi, Celestine ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; HUMAN RIGHTS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

EID: 14644414192     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2005.tb00177.x     Document Type: Article

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