Post-foundational development management-power, politics and complexity

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-158

  Mowles, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity sciences; Development management; Emergence; Future; Politics; Power

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; FUTURE PROSPECT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLITICS; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EID: 77952371692     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.563     Document Type: Article

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