Understanding local political leadership: Constitutions, contexts and capabilities

Local Government Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 557-575

  Lowndes, Vivien ^a   Leach, Steve ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12344320211     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300393042000333863     Document Type: Article

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