Structural adjustment as an inadvertent enemy of human development in Africa

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 30-49

  Geo Jaja, Macleans A ^a   Mangum, Garth ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 28244481940     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193470103200102     Document Type: Article

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