Attributions for "Third World" poverty: Contextual factors in Australia and Brazil

Psychology and Developing Societies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-114

  Carr, Stuart C ^a   Taef, Hoda ^b   De Ribeiro, M S Rosaura ^c   Maclachlan, Malcolm ^d  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 4243764123     PISSN: 09713336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097133369801000201     Document Type: Article

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