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The politics of poverty reduction /

Poor people everywhere are politically weak, and yet poverty in some developing countries has gone down dramatically. Why is this? Using nine country case-studies this book provides answers by examining government alliances, the role of aid donors and NGOs, and policies on labour, tax and expenditur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mosley, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Poverty > Political aspects.
Poverty > Case studies.
Pauvreté > Aspect politique.
Pauvreté > Études de cas.
Poverty
Poverty > Political aspects
Electronic books.
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Poor people everywhere are politically weak, and yet poverty in some developing countries has gone down dramatically. Why is this? Using nine country case-studies this book provides answers by examining government alliances, the role of aid donors and NGOs, and policies on labour, tax and expenditure.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 411 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191739286
0191739286