Development, democracy and the NGO sector: Theory and evidence from Bangladesh

Journal of Developing Societies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 451-473

  Rahman, Sabeel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Civil society; Collective action; Governance; NGOs; South Asia

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DEMOCRACY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPOWERMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33845343223     PISSN: 0169796X     EISSN: 17452546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0169796X06072650     Document Type: Article

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