The role of Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in rural development in the Karakorum, Hindu Kush & Himalayan region: Examples from the northern mountainous belt of Pakistan

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-343

  Fazlur Rahman, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme; Mountains; Northern Pakistan; Rural development; Village organisations

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249068943     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-007-0331-x     Document Type: Article

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