Can conditional cash transfer programs generate equality of opportunity in highly unequal societies? Evidence from Brazil
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Sociologia e Política
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0104-4478
DOI: 10.1590/1678-987314225107