How low can you go? Rationales and challenges for neighbourhood governance

Public Administration

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-74

  Lowndes, Vivien ^a   Sullivan, Helen ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; TRADE-OFF;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 40449118646     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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