Do critical citizens foster better governance? A comparative study

West European Politics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 855-873

  Geissel, Brigitte ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; STATE ROLE; WORLD BANK;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 51249112718     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380802234516     Document Type: Article

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