Africa's development beyond aid: Getting out of the box

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 632, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-120

  Gatune, Julius ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aid; development; diaspora; governance; inclusive business; social transformation; trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049284924     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716210378832     Document Type: Article

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