NGO accountability: A conceptual framework

Development Policy Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 339-354

  Najam, Adil ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DONOR-NGO RELATIONS; NGO ACCOUNTABILITY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION;

EID: 0030408995     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.1996.tb00112.x     Document Type: Article

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