A rationale for local government

Local Government Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-20

  Chandler, Jim ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethical Theory; Justification; Local government

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ETHICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL POLITICS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 75949095628     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930903445657     Document Type: Article

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