A poverty of rights: Six ways to fix the MDGs

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-91

  Langford, Malcolm ^a  

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HUMAN RIGHTS; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

EID: 77149144188     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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