The structure and determinants of inequality and poverty reduction in Ghana, 1988-92
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Poverty Impact Evaluation; Public Health Promotion; Health Systems Development&Reform; Health Economics&Finance; Services&Transfers to Poor; Poverty Assessment; Achieving Shared Growth; Inequality; Rural Poverty Reduction; Services&Transfers to Poor;
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