Making sense of accountability: Conceptual perspectives for northern and southern nonprofits

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-212

  Ebrahim, Alnoor ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Global Accountabilities   (United States)

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EID: 33745134224     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.29     Document Type: Article

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