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Aid, the Employment Relation and the Deserving Poor: Regaining Political Economy

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Wuyts, M. (2002). Aid, the Employment Relation and the Deserving Poor: Regaining Political Economy. In: FitzGerald, V. (eds) Social Institutions and Economic Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48159-6_9

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