Reshaping London's economic governance: The role of the London Development Agency

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-86

  Syrett, Stephen ^a   Baldock, Rob ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutional change; London Development Agency; London governance; Network governance; New regionalism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC PLANNING; ECONOMIC REGENERATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; URBAN POLICY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038667453     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776403010001323     Document Type: Article

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