Federations of Municipalities: A Practical Alternative to Local Government Consolidations in Japan?

Governance

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-274

  Jacobs, A J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 2142733672     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0491.2004.00245.x     Document Type: Review

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