The institutions of 'strong' local political leadership in Spain

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 698-712

  Sweeting, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL POWER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 70350652195     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c08114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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