Strategies and tactics in NGO–government relations: Insights from slum housing in Mumbai

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-42

  Ramanath, Ramya ^a   Ebrahim, Alnoor ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84902083527     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.20010     Document Type: Article

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