Using technology to deliver social protection: Exploring opportunities and risks;El uso de la tecnología para los beneficios sociales: Explorando oportunidades y riesgos

Development in Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 367-379

  Devereux, Stephen ^a   Vincent, Katharine ^b  

^a Institute of Development Studies   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aid; Governance and public policy; Sub Saharan Africa; Technology

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AID; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

MALAWI;

EID: 77951688907     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614521003709940     Document Type: Article

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