Aid effectiveness in Africa

African Development Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-199

  Loxley, John ^a   Sackey, Harry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID DEPENDENCY; AID FLOW; AID POLICY; DEVELOPMENT AID; GROWTH MODELING; INTERNATIONAL AID; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL;

AFRICA;

EID: 48249153857     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2008.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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