Is e-government promoting convergence towards more accountable local governments?

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 350-380

  Pina, Vicente ^a   Torres, Lourdes ^a   Royo, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

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EID: 78650159572     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2010.524834     Document Type: Article

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