Participation and accountability in corporate community involvement programmes: A research agenda

Community Development Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-193

  Muthuri, Judy N ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC PLANNING; EMPOWERMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 41749110733     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsl053     Document Type: Article

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