'We will not balance the books on the backs of the poorest people in the world': Understanding Conservative Party Strategy on International Aid

Political Quarterly

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 130-138

  Heppell, Timothy ^a   Lightfoot, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservative party; Department for International Development; Developing world; International aid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856657582     PISSN: 00323179     EISSN: 1467923X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-923X.2012.02279.x     Document Type: Article

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