Power relationships and the formulation of anti-poverty policies in emerging countries: the case of PalestineFootnote

^†An earlier version of this paper received the Outstanding Student Paper at the 2012 Society for the Study of Social Problems annual conference in the Sociology and Social Welfare Division.

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