Evolving Network Roles in International Aid Efforts: Evidence from Croatia's Post War Transition

Voluntas

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-334

  Taylor, Maureen ^a   Doerfel, Marya L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil society; Communication Networks; Croatia; Donor NGO relations; Transitions

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; CIVIL SOCIETY; COMMUNICATION NETWORK; INTERNATIONAL AID; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POST-WAR; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

CROATIA;

EID: 79952561969     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-010-9155-3     Document Type: Article

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