Poverty and Discourse

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Harper, D. 2003. Poverty and Discourse. in: Carr, S. C. and Sloan, T. S. (ed.) Poverty and Psychology: From Global Perspective to Local Practice Springer. pp. 185-203
AuthorsHarper, D.
EditorsCarr, S. C. and Sloan, T. S.
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One would like on the part of the psychologist a reversal of allegiance so that he [sic] endeavors to bring about a change in people who control the material resources of the world… Mehryar (1984, p. 166)

Book titlePoverty and Psychology: From Global Perspective to Local Practice
Page range185-203
Year2003
PublisherSpringer
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SeriesInternational and Cultural Psychology
ISBN9780306477645
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ISSN1571-5507
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0029-2_10
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