Alleviating poverty in Ghana: The case of Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP)

Africa Today

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 40-67

  Debrah, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WOMENS STATUS;

GHANA;

EID: 84880058955     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: 15271978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/africatoday.59.4.41     Document Type: Article

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