Reporting social outcomes of development: An analysis of diverse approaches

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 145-157

  Cuthill, Michael ^a   Ross, Helen ^a   Maclean, Kirsten ^b   Owens, Karen ^b   Witt, Bradd ^b   King, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Comparitive Analysis; Meta Review; Social Indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649592070     PISSN: 18331882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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