How successful transnational non-governmental organizations set themselves up for failure on the ground

World Development

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 273-287

  Balboa, Cristina M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity; Environment; Integrated Conservation and Development Project (ICDP); NGOs; Papua New Guinea; Transnational

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; POLICY ANALYSIS; TYPOLOGY;

MILNE BAY; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 84885898071     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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