Constraints to strengthening public sector accountability through civil society: The case of Morocco

International Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 344-365

  Bergh, Sylvia I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Civil society; Corruption; Governance; Human rights; Morocco; Public sector accountability

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849151774     PISSN: 17400600     EISSN: 17400619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2009.023496     Document Type: Article

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