Challenges for NGOs partnering with corporations: WWF Netherlands and the Environmental Defense Fund

Environmental Values

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-74

  Van Huijstee, Mariëtte ^a   Pollock, Leo ^b   Glasbergen, Pieter ^c   Leroy, Pieter ^d  

^a SOMO   (Netherlands)

^b Southside Community Land Trust   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Civil society; Corporate power; Market; NGO; Partnership; Strategies

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CORPORATE STRATEGY; LOGISTICS; MARKET SYSTEM; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 78651075319     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: 17527015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327111X12922350166030     Document Type: Article

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