Finding a bowling partner: The role of stakeholders in activating civil society in Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom

Public Management Review

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 411-431

  Bovaird, Tony ^a   Löffler, Elke ^a   Parrado Díez, Salvador ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activation; Civil society; Community activism; Governance; Local; Social capital; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015909908     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616670210151621     Document Type: Article

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