Democratic government, institutional autonomy and the dynamics of change

West European Politics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 439-465

  Olsen, Johan P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; DEMOCRACY; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLITICAL POWER; POLITICAL REFORM; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGIONAL POLITICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 70449470363     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380902779048     Document Type: Article

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