The poverty dilemma in Africa: Toward policies for including the poor

Progress in Development Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-141

  Hope, Kempe Ronald ^a  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Africa; policy; poverty; transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 29544449432     PISSN: 14649934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1464993404ps081oa     Document Type: Article

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