Partnership for success - Community-based economic development: A case study of Ngolowindo Cooperative, Malawi

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-590

  Hill, T R ^a   Nel, E L ^b   Illgner, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34548018365     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c8p     Document Type: Article

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