The adapted cities framework: On enhancing its use in empirical research

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 875-886

  Carr, Jered B ^a   Karuppusamy, Shanthi ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adapted city; Council manager government; Mayor council government; Municipal government

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; URBAN POLITICS;

EID: 44649164504     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087407311396     Document Type: Article

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