Escaping the local trap? The role of community-representing organizations in urban governance

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 343-363

  Jun, Kyu Nahm ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN POLICY;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881025213     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2012.00620.x     Document Type: Article

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