Growth, poverty and the IMF

Journal of International Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 621-636

  Bird, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AID; ECONOMIC GROWTH; IMF; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

EID: 2642546629     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1111     Document Type: Article

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