Growth and social development in the Pacific Island countries

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 930-950

  Prasad, Naren ^a  

^a International Institute for Labour Studies   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Education sector; Health services; Islands; Pacific region; Social economics; Social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849433387     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290810911471     Document Type: Review

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