The rise of social protection in development: Progress, pitfalls and politics

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 311-321

  De Haan, Arjan ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

aid industry; developmentalism; social policy; social protection

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; DEVELOPMENT AID; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 84904618834     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2014.7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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