IDA grants and HIPC debt cancellation: Their effectiveness and impact on IDA resources

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1579-1607

  Sanford, Jonathan E ^a  

^a Library of Congress ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBT; DEVELOPMENT AID; INTERNATIONAL AID; WORLD BANK;

EID: 3543092066     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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