Rethinking poverty alleviation: A 'poverties' approach

Development in Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 726-734

  Carr, Edward ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aid; Methods; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 55149116112     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614520802386363     Document Type: Article

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