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Misguided investments in meeting millennium development goals : A reconsideration using ends-based targets

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  • James, M.J., 2006. "Misguided investments in meeting millennium development goals : A reconsideration using ends-based targets," Other publications TiSEM 87f3c659-57da-4611-a6d3-6, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
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    3. Charlotte Lemanski & Sophie Oldfield, 2009. "The Parallel Claims of Gated Communities and Land Invasions in a Southern City: Polarised State Responses," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 41(3), pages 634-648, March.

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