NGOs, civil society and democratization: A critical review of the literature

Progress in Development Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-22

  Mercer, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

civil society; democratization; development; neoliberalism; NGOs; state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996160612     PISSN: 14649934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1464993402ps027ra     Document Type: Article

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