Foreign aid effectiveness and the strategic goals of donor governments

Journal of Politics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 837-851

  Bearce, David H ^a   Tirone, Daniel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 77957253601     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381610000204     Document Type: Article

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