The aid paradigm for poverty reduction: Does it make sense?

Development Policy Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407-426

  Weiss, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Institutions; International agencies; Poverty; Social development

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; DEVELOPMENT AID; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL AID; POVERTY; PUBLIC SPENDING;

EID: 47149094228     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2008.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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