UK local government and public participation: Using conjectures to explain the relationship

Public Administration

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1182-1200

  McKenna, Dave ^a,b  

^a The City and County of Swansea Council   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052680379     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01937.x     Document Type: Article

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