Structural 'solutions' for local government: An exercise in chasing shadows?

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 441-454

  Wilson, David ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030191242     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/49.3.441     Document Type: Article

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