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Paradoxes of participation: Questioning participatory approaches to development. / Cleaver, Frances.
In: Journal of International Development, Vol. 11, No. 4, 01.06.1999, p. 597-612.

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Cleaver, F 1999, 'Paradoxes of participation: Questioning participatory approaches to development', Journal of International Development, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 597-612. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199906)11:4<597::AID-JID610>3.0.CO;2-Q

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Cleaver, F. (1999). Paradoxes of participation: Questioning participatory approaches to development. Journal of International Development, 11(4), 597-612. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199906)11:4<597::AID-JID610>3.0.CO;2-Q

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Cleaver F. Paradoxes of participation: Questioning participatory approaches to development. Journal of International Development. 1999 Jun 1;11(4):597-612. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199906)11:4<597::AID-JID610>3.0.CO;2-Q

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Cleaver, Frances. / Paradoxes of participation : Questioning participatory approaches to development. In: Journal of International Development. 1999 ; Vol. 11, No. 4. pp. 597-612.

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