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The Last Refuge of the Noble Savage? A Critical Assessment of Post-Development Theory

Bibliographic Data

ID5789693
AuthorsRay Kiely (University of East London, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume11
Issue1
Pages30-55
Publication date1999-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of Development Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0957-8811 • E-ISSN: 1743-9728
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09578819908426726
OpenAlexW2023248104
LanguageEN
Citations received83
References cited36

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Citations per year1,48
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