‘The Swarm Principle’: A Sub-National Spatial Analysis of Aid Targeting and Donor Coordination in Sub-Saharan Africa
By: Josiah F. Marineau and Michael G. Findley
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.669 | Journal eISSN: 2165-2627
Language: English
Page range: 9 - 9
Submitted on: Jul 25, 2018
Accepted on: Apr 24, 2020
Published on: May 15, 2020
Published by: Department of Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford
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