The impact of functional decentralization and externalization on local government transparency

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 265-277

  Cuadrado Ballesteros, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Externalization; Local governments; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899947705     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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