Constructing legitimacy in the new community governance

Urban Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 929-946

  Connelly, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; DEMOCRACY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEGAL SYSTEM;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79953222208     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098010366744     Document Type: Article

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