Value chains, partnerships and development: Using case studies to refine programme theories

Evaluation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 304-320

  Vellema, Sietze ^a   Ton, Giel ^a   de Roo, Nina ^a   van Wijk, Jeroen ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

collaboration; development impacts; food security; institutional theory; methodology; public private partnerships; value chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880096358     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389013493841     Document Type: Article

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