'Institutional thickness': Local governance and economic development in Birmingham, England

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 591-615

  Coulson, Andrew ^a   Ferrario, Caterina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Civic leadership; Embeddedness; Governance; Institutional thickness; Institutionalism; Partnerships

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL ECONOMY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

BIRMINGHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35349014177     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2007.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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