Transnational actors and policymaking in Ghana: The case of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty

Global Social Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 268-286

  Foli, Rosina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cash transfers; Ghana; ideas; poverty; transnational actors

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPOWERMENT; LIVELIHOOD; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY;

DIFFUSION; EMPOWERMENT; GHANA; HUMAN; POLICY; POVERTY; STRESS;

GHANA;

EID: 84996563472     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: 17412803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018115615643     Document Type: Article

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