Advocacy by environmental nonprofit organisations: An optimal strategy for addressing environmental problems?

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 648-666

  Handy, Femina ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Fund raising; Green issues; Non profit organizations; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744792009     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005541     Document Type: Article

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