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Social Capital and Coping with Economic Shocks: An Analysis of Stunting of South African Children

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  • Carter, Michael R. & Maluccio, John A., 2003. "Social Capital and Coping with Economic Shocks: An Analysis of Stunting of South African Children," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 31(7), pages 1147-1163, July.
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