Reframing expert support for development management

Journal of International Development

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 768-782

  Reynolds, Martin ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical space; Social learning; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; DEVELOPMENT THEORY; IDEOLOGY; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; POLICY APPROACH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GUYANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 53149137851     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1495     Document Type: Article

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