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The Trouble with the MDGs: Confronting Expectations of Aid and Development Success

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Clemens, Michael A.
Kenny, Charles J.
Moss, Todd J.

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Volume (Year): 35 (2007)
Issue (Month): 5 (May)
Pages: 735-751
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  2. John Serieux, 2007. "Managing the Exchange Rate Consequences of an MDG-Related Scale-up in HIV/AIDS Financing," Conference Paper 1, International Poverty Centre. [Downloadable!]
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