International development projects by non-governmental organizations: An evaluation of the need for specific project management and appraisal tools

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 121-135

  Golini, Ruggero ^a   Landoni, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

international development projects; non governmental organizations; project management methodologies

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; METHODOLOGY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 84896490335     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14615517.2014.894088     Document Type: Review

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