Civil society and propoor initiatives in rural Bangladesh: Finding a workable strategy

World Development

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 921-936

  Blair, Harry ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Bangladesh; Civil society; Patron client; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; CIVIL SOCIETY; PATRON-CLIENT RELATIONS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 19144364091     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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