Local political participation: The impact of rules-in-use

Public Administration

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 539-561

  Lowndes, Vivien ^a   Pratchett, Lawrence ^a   Stoker, Gerry ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EID: 33747164211     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2006.00601.x     Document Type: Article

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