Geographic scale and functional scope in metropolitan governance reform: Theory and evidence from Germany

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-150

  Blatter, Joachim K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL ECONOMY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; METROPOLITAN AREA; POLITICAL REFORM; URBAN POLITICS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33745943238     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0735-2166.2006.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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