'The Righteous Considereth the Cause of the Poor'? Public Attitudes towards Poverty in Developing Countries

Political Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 389-409

  van Heerde, Jennifer ^a   Hudson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953978204     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2009.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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