A system ic theories of change' approach for purposeful capacity development

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 87-99

  Aragón, Alfredo Ortiz ^a   Macedo, Juan Carlos Giles ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; CAPACITY BUILDING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANNING THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ECUADOR; PERU;

EID: 77955871133     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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