Our dream is a world full of poverty indicators: The US, the world bank, and the power of numbers

New Political Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 473-492

  Clegg, Liam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Poverty reduction; Rationalism; Results agenda; World bank

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR; LENDING BEHAVIOR; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; WORLD BANK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649701875     PISSN: 13563467     EISSN: 14699923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13563461003763170     Document Type: Article

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