The good governance agenda: Beyond indicators without theory

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 379-407

  Andrews, Matt ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MODELING; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 56549101675     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600810802455120     Document Type: Article

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