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Linking Popular Initiative and Aid Agencies: The Case of Refugees
Author(s) -
Mazur Robert E.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
development and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-7660
pISSN - 0012-155X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1987.tb00280.x
Subject(s) - refugee , viewpoints , library science , state (computer science) , sociology , citation , political science , law , computer science , art , algorithm , visual arts
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