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The inequality of social capital and the reproduction of chronic poverty. / Cleaver, Frances.
In: World Development, Vol. 33, No. 6, 01.06.2005, p. 893-906.

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Cleaver, F 2005, 'The inequality of social capital and the reproduction of chronic poverty', World Development, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 893-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.09.015

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Cleaver, F. (2005). The inequality of social capital and the reproduction of chronic poverty. World Development, 33(6), 893-906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.09.015

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Cleaver F. The inequality of social capital and the reproduction of chronic poverty. World Development. 2005 Jun 1;33(6):893-906. doi: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.09.015

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Cleaver, Frances. / The inequality of social capital and the reproduction of chronic poverty. In: World Development. 2005 ; Vol. 33, No. 6. pp. 893-906.

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