Limitations of civic service: Critical perspectives

Community Development Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 307-320

  McBride, Amanda Moore ^a   Brav, Jenny ^b   Menon, Natasha ^c   Sherraden, Michael ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b International Service Program   (Nepal)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SERVICE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33745714859     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsl010     Document Type: Article

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