Citizen voice and participation in local governance: Perspectives from Nicaragua

Community Development Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 224-233

  Howard, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

EID: 3242785509     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsh018     Document Type: Article

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