Evaluating democratic performance: Methodologies for assessing the relationship between network governance and citizens

Public Administration Review

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 228-237

  Mathur, Navdeep ^a   Skelcher, Chris ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Local Government Studies   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34147155421     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00709.x     Document Type: Review

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