Country Concepts and the Rational Actor Trap: Limitations to Strategic Management of International NGOs

Titel: Country Concepts and the Rational Actor Trap: Limitations to Strategic Management of International NGOs
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Veröffentlicht: Mannheim : SSOAR, 2005
Umfang: Online-Ressource, 25 S.
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Sprache: Englisch
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