North-south local authority and governance differences in EU networks

European Planning Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 671-695

  Chorianopoulos, Ioannis ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EUROPEAN UNION; LOCAL ECONOMY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NETWORKING;

EUROPE;

EID: 0142009671     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0965431032000108404     Document Type: Article

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