A human rights-based approach (HRBA) in practice: Evaluating NGO development efforts

Polity

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 523-541

  Schmitz, Hans Peter ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advocacy; human rights based approaches; NGOs; poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872078510     PISSN: 00323497     EISSN: 17441684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/pol.2012.18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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