State modernisation and local strategic selectivity after Local Agenda 21: Evidence from three northern English localities

Policy and Politics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-168

  Jonas, Andrew E G ^a   While, Aidan ^b   Gibbs, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Local Agenda 21; Local environment

Indexed keywords

AGENDA 21; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MODERNIZATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LANCASHIRE; LEEDS [ENGLAND]; MANCHESTER [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842788879     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557304773558125     Document Type: Article

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