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  1. Department of Political Science, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

    Ikechukwu Ogeze Ukeje

  2. Department of Political Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

    Udu Ogbulu & Victor Chinonye Amaefula

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Ukeje, I.O., Ogbulu, U., Amaefula, V.C. (2020). Human Capital Intervention and Poverty Reduction. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3876-1

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