Civil Society and Good Governance: (Re-) Conceptualizing the Interface

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 677-705

  Roy, Indrajit ^a  

^a H 14 Kailash Colony   (India)

Author keywords

community organizations; North India; political space; South Asia; synergy

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; SYNERGISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 39549116293     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.04.020     Document Type: Article

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