Working with the ultra-poor: Learning from BRAC experiences

Journal of International Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 387-406

  Halder, Shantana R ^a   Mosley, Paul ^b  

^a RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EID: 2142810213     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1084     Document Type: Article

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