New possibilities? Shifts in post-development theory and practice

Geography Compass

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1688-1702

  McGregor, Andrew ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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[No Author keywords available]

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DEVELOPMENT THEORY; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE;

EID: 77955160915     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2009.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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