Measuring government effectiveness and its consequences for social welfare in sub-Saharan African countries

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2325-2351

  Sacks, Audrey ^a   Levi, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 78049239077     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2010.0044     Document Type: Article

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