New forms of local governance: A theoretical and empirical analysis of municipal corporations in Portugal

Public Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 587-608

  Tavares, Antonio F ^a   Camões, Pedro J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Governance structures; Municipal corporation; Public authority; Service delivery; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956860566     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719031003633193     Document Type: Article

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