Local self-government in central and eastern Europe: Decentralization or deconcentration?

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-186

  Zsamboki, K ^a   Bell, M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE; INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS; POLITICAL CHANGE; SELF-GOVERNMENT;

EUROPE, (EAST);

EID: 0031431164     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c150177     Document Type: Article

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