The fall and rise of the local community: A comparative and historical perspective

Urban Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1419-1438

  Wollmann, Hellmut ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SOCIAL HISTORY;

EID: 33745918020     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980600776491     Document Type: Article

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