Urbanization and Local Governance Challenges in Pakistan

Environment and Urbanization ASIA

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-96

  Haider, Murtaza ^a   Badami, Madhav G ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

devolution; local governance; municipal services; Pakistan; urban infrastructure; urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996175504     PISSN: 09754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097542530900100107     Document Type: Article

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