Management standards and development practice in the South African aid chain

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 393-404

  Bornstein, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AID; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0347566173     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.291     Document Type: Article

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