Devolution, the governance of regional development and the Trade Union Congress in the North East region of England

Geoforum

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-68

  O'Brien, Peter ^a   Pike, Andy ^a   Tomaney, John ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devolution; North East England; Regional development and governance; Trade unions

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADE UNION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0347662516     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2003.05.001     Document Type: Article

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