The Fungibility of Health Aid Reconsidered

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1746-1754

  Van de Sijpe, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; DEVELOPMENT AID; HEALTH CARE; INTERNATIONAL AID;

EID: 84890120586     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2013.819424     Document Type: Article

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