Power in partnership? An analysis of an NGO's relationships with its partners

Journal of International Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-239

  Lister, Sarah ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; POWER RELATIONS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034008998     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(200003)12:2<227::AID-JID637>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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