Decentralization, Subjective Well-Being, and the Perception of Institutions

Kyklos

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-193

  Diaz Serrano, Luis ^a   Rodríguez Pose, Andrés ^b  

^a CREIP CAEPS and IZA ^*  (Germany)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL POLITICS; PERCEPTION; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84859875841     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: 14676435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2012.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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