Disciplined activists, unruly brokers? Exploring the boundaries between non-governmentalorganizations (NGOs), donors, and the state in Bangladesh

Varieties of Activist Experience: Civil Society in South Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 159-180

  Lewis, David ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4135/9788132105954.n7     Document Type: Chapter

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