The limits of co-ordination: Community strategies as multi-purpose vehicles in wales

Local Government Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-180

  Sullivan, Helen ^a   Williams, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Community strategy; Complexity; Joined up government

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SERVICE PROVISION; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

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

EID: 70449347098     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930902742815     Document Type: Article

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