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"The NGO-isation" of Kenyan society: USAID and the restructuring of health care

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"The NGO-isation" of Kenyan society: USAID and the restructuring of health care. / Hearn, Julie.
In: Review of African Political Economy, Vol. 25, No. 75, 03.1998, p. 89-100.

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Hearn, J 1998, '"The NGO-isation" of Kenyan society: USAID and the restructuring of health care', Review of African Political Economy, vol. 25, no. 75, pp. 89-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/03056249808704294

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Hearn, J. (1998). "The NGO-isation" of Kenyan society: USAID and the restructuring of health care. Review of African Political Economy, 25(75), 89-100. https://doi.org/10.1080/03056249808704294

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Hearn J. "The NGO-isation" of Kenyan society: USAID and the restructuring of health care. Review of African Political Economy. 1998 Mar;25(75):89-100. doi: 10.1080/03056249808704294

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Hearn, Julie. / "The NGO-isation" of Kenyan society : USAID and the restructuring of health care. In: Review of African Political Economy. 1998 ; Vol. 25, No. 75. pp. 89-100.

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