Comparing accountability relationships between governments and non-state actors in Canadian and European international development policy

Canadian Public Administration

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 252-269

  Millar, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84878389644     PISSN: 00084840     EISSN: 17547121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/capa.12017     Document Type: Article

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