New spaces for inclusion? Lessons from the 'three-thirds' partnerships in wales

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 903-921

  Bristow, Gillian ^a   Entwistle, Tom ^b   Hines, Frances ^a   Martin, Steve ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Democratic anchorage; Local partnership; Meta governance; Network design; Structural Funds

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; NETWORK DESIGN; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58049199379     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00822.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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