The organic or the arithmetic: Independent commissions and the redrawing of the UK's administrative maps

Regional Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 337-349

  Johnston, R J ^a   Pattie, C J ^b   Rossiter, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constituencies; Independent Commissions; Local governments

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE MAP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MAP CHANGE; POLITICAL STRUCTURE;

UK;

EID: 0030669032     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409750134737     Document Type: Article

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