The joy of joining up: Modes of integrating the local government modernisation agenda

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-179

  Cowell, Richard ^a   Martin, Steve ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MODERNIZATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037397097     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0135     Document Type: Article

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