Aid and development

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Aid and development. / Tarp, Finn.

In: Swedish Economic Policy Review, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2006, p. 9-61.

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Tarp, F 2006, 'Aid and development', Swedish Economic Policy Review, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 9-61. <http://www.ekonomiskaradet.se/Panda_ekonomiska/Data/Documents/sepr2006_2/Tarp.pdf>

APA

Tarp, F. (2006). Aid and development. Swedish Economic Policy Review, 13(2), 9-61. http://www.ekonomiskaradet.se/Panda_ekonomiska/Data/Documents/sepr2006_2/Tarp.pdf

Vancouver

Tarp F. Aid and development. Swedish Economic Policy Review. 2006;13(2):9-61.

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Tarp, Finn. / Aid and development. In: Swedish Economic Policy Review. 2006 ; Vol. 13, No. 2. pp. 9-61.

Bibtex

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