Regional governance in unitary states: Lessons from the Netherlands in comparative perspective

Local Government Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-120

  Hulst, J Rudie ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; REGIONAL POLITICS;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 15744378119     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300393042000332882     Document Type: Article

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