Rolling back the African State: Implications for social development in Ghana

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 465-486

  Laird, Siobhan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Community development; NGOs; Poverty reduction; Social development

Indexed keywords

AID FLOW; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; STATE BUILDING;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34548407382     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2007.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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