NGOs and constructive engagement: Promoting civil society, good governance and the rule of law in Liberia

International Politics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-26

  Backer, David ^a   Carroll, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CARTER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL POWER;

LIBERIA;

EID: 0035066305     PISSN: 13845748     EISSN: 17403898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ip.8892610     Document Type: Article

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