Cooperation and capacity? Exploring the sources and limits of city-region governance partnerships

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1349-1367

  Nelles, Jen ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL ECONOMY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL POLICY; URBAN ECONOMY;

EID: 84879501353     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01112.x     Document Type: Article

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