Re-thinking the role of the corporate sector in international development

Corporate Governance (Bingley)

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 427-438

  Davis, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aid effectiveness; Corporate sector; Developing countries; Economic development; Global governance; International development; Public private collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865376310     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720701211267784     Document Type: Article

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