Local service delivery choices in Portugal: A political transaction costs framework

Local Government Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 535-553

  Tavares, António F ^a   Camöes, Pedro J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC SERVICE; TRANSACTION COST; USER FEE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547531835     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930701417544     Document Type: Article

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