Structural and textural dimensions of territorial state organisation

Local Government Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 841-865

  Barrios Suvelza, Franz Xavier ^a  

^a Independent Software Consultant   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comparative federalism; Devolution; Local government

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; DEMOCRACY; DEVOLUTION; FEDERAL SYSTEM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; TERRITORIAL PLANNING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84874300905     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2012.683862     Document Type: Article

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