Governance in the english regions: The role of the regional development agencies

Urban Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 537-557

  Pearce, Graham ^a   Ayres, Sarah ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC REFORM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MODERNIZATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60149090851     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098008100994     Document Type: Article

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