Neo-colonial discourse and disability: The case of Canadian international development NGOs

Community Development Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 404-422

  Wehbi, Samantha ^a   Elin, Lindsay ^b   El lahib, Yahya ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; DISABILITY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

CANADA;

EID: 77957285731     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsp035     Document Type: Article

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