Responses to the 'policy science' problem: Reflections on the politics of development

Development in Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-204

  Fforde, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aid; Gender and diversity; Globalisation; Governance and public policy; Methods

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AID; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; DEVELOPMENT THEORY; ETHICS; GENDER; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; METHODOLOGY; POLICY APPROACH;

EID: 77949329307     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614520903564157     Document Type: Article

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