Fostering community engagement and tackling undeclared work: The case for an evidence-based 'joined up' Public Policy Approach

Regional Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1145-1155

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community involvement; Deprived neighbourhoods; Social capital; Underground economy

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 30744478719     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400500328321     Document Type: Article

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