Explaining Local Government Cooperation on Public Works: Evidence From Michigan

Public Works Management & Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 344-358

  Leroux, Kelly ^a   Carr, Jered B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

collaboration; contracting; fiscal stress; logit; networks; public works; roads; sewer; water

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249152242     PISSN: 1087724X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087724X07302586     Document Type: Article

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