Making a difference? NGOs and civil society development in Russia

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-108

  Crotty, Jo ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 59849129909     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: 14653427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668130802532936     Document Type: Article

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