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Sweden’s Development Policy Since 1990: A Policy Paradigm Shift Waiting to Happen? 1990年以来瑞典的发展政策：等待发生的政策范式转变？

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FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-08-19 DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2022.2112279

J. Pettersson

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Political Science Knowledge and Electoral Violence: Experiences From Kenya and Zimbabwe 政治学知识与选举暴力：肯尼亚和津巴布韦的经验

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FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-08-19 DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2022.2112280

L. Laakso, E. Kariuki

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Animal Spirits of Privatization: Rice Value Chain Upgrading for Malaysia? 私有化的动物精神：马来西亚稻米价值链升级？

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FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-08-19 DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2022.2112278

Y. Tey, M. Brindal

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Critiquing the SDG Framework Through the Lens of Goal Two: Empirical Reflections from Two Case Studies in India 从目标二的视角批判可持续发展目标框架——来自印度两个案例研究的经验反思

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FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-07-25 DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2022.2099459

N. Choudhary

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Norwegian Development Aid: A Paradigm Shift in the Making? 挪威发展援助:正在形成的模式转变?

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FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-07-16 DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2022.2096480

E. Tjønneland

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Emplacing Funsi: Antinomies of a District Capital and Transformation in Rural Ghana 安置富士:加纳农村地区资本的矛盾与转型

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FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-07-08 DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2022.2096481

Matthew Sabbi

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Restoring the Food Systems Resilience Through the Dialogue of Knowledge: A Case Study from Mexico 通过知识对话恢复粮食系统弹性:来自墨西哥的案例研究

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FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-07-08 DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2022.2097124

Diosey Ramon Lugo-Morin

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The Migration-Development Nexus Revisited: Immigrant Organizations and the Swedish Policy Framework for Development and Humanitarian Assistance 重新审视移民-发展关系:移民组织与瑞典发展和人道主义援助政策框架

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FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-07-08 DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2022.2096479

Axel Fredholm, J. Sandberg, Olle Frödin

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Norms, Equity and Social Protection: A Gender Analysis of the Productive Safety Net Programme in Ethiopia 规范、公平和社会保护:埃塞俄比亚生产安全网方案的性别分析

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FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-07-05 DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2022.2096482

Melisew Dejene Lemma, Tesfaye Semela Kukem, S. Vercillo, Logan Cochrane

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‘The community comes to life’: How Social Grants Enable Participation in the Local Economy and Possible Effect on Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Soweto South Africa “社区复苏”:社会赠款如何促进参与当地经济及其对南非索韦托疫情后经济复苏的可能影响

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FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Pub Date : 2022-06-26 DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2022.2085167

C. Nnaeme

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