Law, Social Norms and Welfare as Means of Public Administration: Case Study of Mahalla Institutions in Uzbekistan

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-57

  Urinboyev, Rustamjon ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

mahalla; norms; public administration; social control; welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864788999     PISSN: 13379038     EISSN: 13384309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10110-011-0002-8     Document Type: Article

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