Citizen participation in German and Spanish local governments: A comparative study

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 139-150

  Royo, Sonia ^a   Yetano, Ana ^a   Acerete, Basilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citizen participation; Cross country comparison; Institutional theory; Local governments

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951978129     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2010.533070     Document Type: Article

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