Measuring the economic and social impacts of local authority events

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-53

  Wood, Emma H ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arts; Entertainment; Leisure activities; Local authorities; Market research; Project evaluation

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLANNING PROCESS; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

BLACKBURN; BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 19744378539     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550510576143     Document Type: Article

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