Supporters or challengers?: The effects of nongovernmental organizations on local politics in bolivia

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-500

  Boulding, Carew E ^a   Gibson, Clark C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Civil society; Local elections; Nongovernmental organizations; Political change

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849142347     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414008327429     Document Type: Article

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