Rebuilding local governance in post-communist economies: The case of Wrocław, Poland

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 303-320

  Hardy, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Institutionalist approach; Intellectual capital; Polish regions; Transformation; Wroc aw

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; KNOWLEDGE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POST-COMMUNISM; POWER RELATIONS; URBAN POLITICS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; DOLNOSLASKIE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; WORLD; WROCLAW;

EID: 7544240479     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776404044020     Document Type: Article

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