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Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'études du développement Volume 32, 2011 - Issue 4: Social Protection in International Development
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Beyond the social protection paradigm: social policy in Africa's development

Jimi O. Adesina Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 454-470 | Published online: 01 Mar 2012

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