Adaptation of models versus variations in form: Classifying structures of city government

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 544-562

  Nelson, Kimberly L ^a   Svara, James H ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Council manager; Form of government; Mayor council

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DATA SET; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MODEL TEST; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLITICS; URBAN SOCIETY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 75749128566     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087409356349     Document Type: Article

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