Developing community involvement: Contrasting local and regional participatory cultures in Britain and their implications for policy

Regional Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 531-541

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active citizenship; Community development; General Household Survey; Social capital; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042244388     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034340032000089086     Document Type: Article

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