Religious actors, civil society and the development agenda: The dynamics of inclusion and exclusion

Journal of International Development

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-36

  McDuie Ra, Duncan ^a   Rees, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Civil society; Critical development; Development agenda; Religion; World Bank

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL-LOCAL RELATIONS; CIVIL SOCIETY; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; RELIGION; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; WORLD BANK;

EID: 72849122860     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1537     Document Type: Article

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