Governmental autonomisation and control: The Norwegian way

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-135

  Christensen, Tom ^a   Lægreid, Per ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; DEVOLUTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; TRADE-OFF;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 2442604322     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.318     Document Type: Article

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