Decentralization and the limits to poverty reduction: Findings from Ghana

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-258

  Crawford, Gordon ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; INTERNATIONAL AID; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 47149115282     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600810701702002     Document Type: Article

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