Community strategies: Are they delivering joined up governance?

Local Government Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-129

  Darlow, Alison ^a   Percy Smith, Janie ^a   Wells, Peter ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MODERNIZATION; POLICY STRATEGY; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 34250772411     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930601081457     Document Type: Article

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