Modernizing local governance in a transitional nation: Evaluating the hungarian experience

Public Management Review

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 367-386

  Jenei, György ^a   Szalai, Ákos ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Alternative service delivery; Finance; Local public; Local public service provision; New budgeting techniques; Partnership; Privatepublic; Reform scenarios

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937381794     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616670210157229     Document Type: Article

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