Financial reports and decentralization in municipal governments

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-238

  Bastida, Francisco J ^a   Benito, Bernardino ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; DECENTRALIZATION; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL REFORM;

EID: 33745267061     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852306064611     Document Type: Article

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