The power of partnerships in global governance

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1453-1467

  Abrahamsen, Rita ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LIBERALISM; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; SELF GOVERNMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 33744944204     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143659042000308465     Document Type: Article

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