Understanding Mexican NGOs: Goals, strategies, and the local context

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 389-414

  Brumley, Krista M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mexico; Nongovernmental organizations; Social movement organizations; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954659636     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-010-9161-1     Document Type: Article

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