Civil society in Argentina: Opportunities and challenges for national and transnational organisation

Journal of Latin American Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 141-172

  Jacobs, Jamie Elizabeth ^a   Maldonado, Martín ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CIVIL SOCIETY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POWER RELATIONS; STATE ROLE;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15044343950     PISSN: 0022216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022216X04008557     Document Type: Article

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