The Political Economy of Child Mortality Decline in Tanzania and Uganda, 1995-2007

Studies in Comparative International Development

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 441-463

  Croke, Kevin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Foreign aid; Health; Tanzania; Uganda

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD MORTALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES; INTERNATIONAL AID; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STATE ROLE;

TANZANIA; UGANDA;

EID: 84869112179     PISSN: 00393606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12116-012-9120-9     Document Type: Article

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