Consultation in local government: A case study of practice at Devon County Council

Local Government Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 196-213

  Cole, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PLANNING; PLANNING PRACTICE;

DEVON; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 8644286605     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300393042000267236     Document Type: Article

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