Foreign sectoral aid fungibility, growth and poverty reduction

Journal of International Development

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1074-1098

  Pettersson, Jan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Foreign aid; Fungibility; Growth; Poverty; Public expenditure

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AID; ECONOMIC GROWTH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PUBLIC SPENDING;

EID: 36849028614     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1378     Document Type: Article

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