Social policy in sub-Saharan Africa: A glance in the rear-view mirror

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Adésínà, Jìmí O ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Education; Health care; Nationalist model; Neoliberalism; Social policy; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 63549105336     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2009.00629.x     Document Type: Article

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