Introduction

International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-144

  Shaffer, Paul ^a   Kanbur, Ravi ^b   Thang, Nguyen ^c   Aryeetey, Ellen Bortei Doku ^d  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Impact assessment; Methodological pluralism; Methods; Mixed method research; Policy process; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149312765     PISSN: 18340806     EISSN: 18340814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/mra.455.2.2.134     Document Type: Article

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