Local democracy and the challenges of Decentralising the state: An international perspective

Local Government Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 677-695

  Devas, Nick ^a   Delay, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CORRUPTION; DECENTRALIZATION; DEMOCRACY; DEVELOPING WORLD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POVERTY;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 33749842370     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930600896293     Document Type: Article

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