The interplay between austerity, domestic territorial reform and European Union Cohesion Policy: Multi-level Governance and the application of the partnership principle in Greece

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 432-444

  Chardas, Anastassios ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Austerity; Greece; Multi level Governance; partnership; Kalikratis plan

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY REFORM; REGIONAL POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TERRITORIALITY;

GREECE;

EID: 84910048945     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776413504944     Document Type: Article

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