Leadership in local government: The search for a core executive and its consequences

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 29-42

  Elcock, Howard ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041695012     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207679601100304     Document Type: Article

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