Local government at the nexus?

Local Government Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-290

  Barnett, Neil ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil society; Democratic renewal; Local government

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MODERNIZATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79959255976     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2011.571253     Document Type: Article

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