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Private Military and Security Companies and The Militarization of Humanitarianism 私人军事和保安公司与人道主义的军事化

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Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-12-25 DOI: 10.1177/0169796X211066874

Thomas A.M. de Groot, S. Regilme

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Decentralization Reforms in Developing Countries Designed to Champion the Interests of Central Politicians and not Grassroots Development 发展中国家的权力下放改革旨在维护中央政治家的利益，而不是基层发展

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Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-12-19 DOI: 10.1177/0169796X211065354

Seregious Be-ere

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Second Special Issue on Pandemics 第二期流行病特刊

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Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-11-29 DOI: 10.1177/0169796x211047210

Ronn F. Pineo

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Second Special Issue on Pandemics 关于流行病的第二期特刊

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Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-11-29 DOI: 10.1177/0169796x211047222

Ronn F. Pineo

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Four Flu Pandemics: Lessons that Need to Be Learned 四次流感大流行：需要吸取的教训

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Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-10-26 DOI: 10.1177/0169796X211047221

Ronn F. Pineo

引用次数: 4

Sub-Sahara Africa and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflecting on Challenges and Recovery Opportunities 撒哈拉以南非洲和2019冠状病毒病大流行:反思挑战和复苏机遇

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Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-10-04 DOI: 10.1177/0169796X211032567

Billy Agwanda, Gershon Dagba, Prince Opoku, M. Amankwa, I. Nyadera

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引用次数: 5

The COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis in Malaysia and the Social Protection Program 马来西亚新冠肺炎疫情危机与社会保护计划

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Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-09-22 DOI: 10.1177/0169796X211041154

Sity Daud

引用次数: 10

Introduction to the First Special Issue on Pandemics 第一期流行病特刊简介

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Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/14649934211032569

Ronn F. Pineo

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“Between a Rock and a Hard Place”: The Coronavirus, Livelihoods, and Socioeconomic Upheaval in Harare’s High-Density Areas of Zimbabwe “进退两难”:津巴布韦哈拉雷高密度地区的冠状病毒、生计和社会经济动荡

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Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-07-12 DOI: 10.1177/0169796x211030062

E. Makombe

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引用次数: 12

Yellow Fever’s Historical Lessons for COVID-19: International Interventions and Disease Control in Early Twentieth-century Ecuador and Guatemala 黄热病对新冠肺炎的历史教训：二十世纪初厄瓜多尔和危地马拉的国际干预和疾病控制

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Journal of Developing Societies Pub Date : 2021-07-08 DOI: 10.1177/0169796X21998482

David Carey

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