In search of local autonomy: The politics of big cities in Russia's transition

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-61

  Gel'man, Vladimir ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY AT ST PETERSBURG   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; URBAN POLITICS;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0038529533     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00430     Document Type: Article

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