Interpreting 'community leadership' in English local government

Policy and Politics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 141-161

  Sullivan, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community leadership; Interpretation; Local government

Indexed keywords

LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847054778     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557307779657775     Document Type: Article

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