Decentralization of road administration: Case studies in Africa and Asia

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-64

  Robinson, Richard ^b   Stiedl, David ^a  

^a Engineering for Development   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; DECENTRALIZATION; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

AFRICA; ASIA;

EID: 0034997606     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.159     Document Type: Article

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