Can information about local government performance induce civic participation? evidence from the Philippines

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 624-643

  Capuno, Joseph J ^a   Garcia, Ma M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CIVIL SERVICE; DATA SET; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 77952466578     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380903023521     Document Type: Article

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