Towards a Theory of Local Governance and Public Goods Provision

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 11-21

  Booth, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Local Governance and Leadership stream of APPP ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC GOODS; WELFARE PROVISION;

AFRICA;

EID: 79952292638     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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