Local economic development: New generations of actors, policies and instruments for Africa

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-76

  Helmsing, A H J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; LOCAL ECONOMY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 0037325767     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.260     Document Type: Article

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