Participatory democracy or pseudo-participation? Local government reform in Ireland

Local Government Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-148

  Forde, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL REFORM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 17044362247     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930500031934     Document Type: Article

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