Needs and impediments for local government reform: Lessons from Israel

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 623-640

  Razin, Eran ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL REFORM; REFORM PROCESS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 11844263883     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0735-2166.2004.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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