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Poverty alleviation as business strategy? Evaluating commitments of frontrunner Multinational Corporations

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  • Kolk, Ans & van Tulder, Rob, 2006. "Poverty alleviation as business strategy? Evaluating commitments of frontrunner Multinational Corporations," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 34(5), pages 789-801, May.
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