Human Rights, the Millennium Development Goals, and the Future of Development Cooperation

World Development

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2041-2055

  Nelson, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability; human rights; millennium development goals; NGOs; poverty; social movements

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 35748929938     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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