NGO performance - what breeds success? New evidence from South Asia

World Development

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 361-374

  Edwards, Michael ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; SERVICE PROVISION;

ASIA;

EID: 0033000821     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00125-9     Document Type: Article

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