Complexity in local government change: Limits to rational reforming

Public Management Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-46

  Haveri, Arto ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complexity; Governance; Intermunicipal cooperation; Local government

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745714059     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719030500518667     Document Type: Article

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