How and why does history matter for development policy?

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-96

  Woolcock, Michael ^a   Szreter, Simon ^b   Rao, Vijayendra ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 78651262561     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.506913     Document Type: Article

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