Poverty and economic policy: What happens when researchers disagree?

Journal of International Development

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 791-801

  Sumner, Andrew ^a   Tiwari, Meera ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ECONOMIC POLICY; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 23844501114     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1241     Document Type: Review

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