The legitimacy of transnational NGOs: Lessons from the experience of transparency international in Germany and France

Review of International Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 391-418

  Gutterman, Ellen ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84927607881     PISSN: 02602105     EISSN: 14699044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0260210513000363     Document Type: Review

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