The managerial work of Italian city managers: An empirical analysis

Local Government Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 475-491

  Sancino, Alessandro ^a   Turrini, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

City manager; Community governance; Italy; Local government reforms; Managerial work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950785183     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930903003704     Document Type: Article

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