The limits of global authority: World Bank benchmarks in Ethiopia and Malawi

Review of International Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 993-1010

  Sending, Ole Jacob ^a   Lie, Jon Harald Sande ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NUPI   (Norway)

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EID: 84949962846     PISSN: 02602105     EISSN: 14699044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026021051500042X     Document Type: Review

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