Community identity in the twenty-first century: A postmodernist evaluation of local government structure

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 11, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 425-439

  Barnett, Neil J ^a   Crowther, David E A ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local government; Organizational structure; Post modernism; United Kingdom; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007738359     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513559810244347     Document Type: Review

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