Flexible networking in research capacity building at the National University of Laos: Lessons for North-South collaboration

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-135

  Vandergeest, Peter ^a   Phanvilay, Khamla ^b   Fujita, Yayoi ^b   Fox, Jefferson ^f   Hirsch, Philip ^c   Van Esterik, Penny ^a   Withayapak, Chusak ^d   Tyler, Stephen ^e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAOS   (Laos)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; NETWORKING; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC;

EID: 0041626254     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2003.9668900     Document Type: Article

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