Political space for the civil society: The work of two community-based organizations in Kolkata

Habitat International

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 424-436

  Pal, Anirban ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Civil society; Community based organizations; Empowerment; Kolkata

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CIVIL SOCIETY; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; EMPOWERMENT; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN PLANNING;

ASIA; CALCUTTA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 53949101798     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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