World bank-borrower relations and project supervision

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 191-217

  Kilby, Christopher ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WORLD BANK;

EID: 0035021372     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2001.9668807     Document Type: Article

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