Beneath International Famine Relief in Ethiopia: The United States, Ethiopia, and the Debate over Relief Aid, Development Assistance, and Human Rights

African Studies Review

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-132

  Kissi, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 43249177409     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: 15552462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/arw.2005.0067     Document Type: Article

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