The Government Offices for the English regions: Towards regional governance?

Policy and Politics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-84

  Mawson, John ^a   Spencer, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002630942     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557397782213783     Document Type: Article

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