<title>Abstract</title> The purpose of this article is to present an empirical, descriptive contribution to the literature on stakeholder management in the area of local government decision making. The research presented here examines the web of interactions, inter-connections and influences on local...

<title>Abstract</title> This article aims to contribute to stakeholder theory by comparing the arena in which public managers make decisions. The description is based on a cross-national investigation carried out in England (2002) and in Brazil (2006). It offers descriptive and normative contributions about...