Comparing local goverment systems across countries: Conceptual and methodological challenges to building a field of comparative local government studies

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-103

  Wolman, Harold ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

EID: 41449095007     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/cav5     Document Type: Review

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