Municipalization as central government strategy: Central-regional-local politics in Peru, Brazil, and South Africa

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-25

  Dickovick, J Tyler ^a  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 45249093647     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjl012     Document Type: Review

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