Achieving the millennium development goals in the asia-pacific region: The role of international assistance

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 198-212

  Feeny, Simon ^a   Clarke, Matthew ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foreign aid; Millennium development goals; Non governmental organisations

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; DEVELOPMENT AID; INTERNATIONAL AID; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; UNITED NATIONS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 47949091219     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2008.00370.x     Document Type: Review

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