Something old, something new, something borrowed ...: How institutions change (and stay the same) in local governance

Policy Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 291-309

  Lowndes, Vivien ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23944468077     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442870500198361     Document Type: Review

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