Making the poor work for their services: Neo-liberalism and 'pro-poor' privatization in El Alto, Bolivia

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 397-413

  Spronk, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 77957137803     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2009.9669221     Document Type: Article

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