Ownership and participation: The limitations of the poverty reduction strategy paper approach

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 277-292

  Mouelhi, Mia ^a   Rückert, Arne ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; IMF; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WORLD BANK;

EID: 37549044279     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2007.9669206     Document Type: Article

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