Approaches to strengthening local government: Lessons from Sri Lanka

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 251-265

  Slater, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Government of Sri Lanka   (Sri Lanka)

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EID: 0002983195     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-162X(199705)17:2<251::AID-PAD932>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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