International Organizations and Ideas About Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

Poverty and Public Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-23

  Foli, Rosina ^a   Béland, Daniel ^a  

^a University of Saskatchewan's Johnson Shoyama   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; ideas; international organizations; poverty; social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996560366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19442858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pop4.62     Document Type: Article

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