Central government control over local authority expenditure: The overseas experience

Public Money and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 23-28

  King, David N ^a   Ma, Yue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033445282     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00175     Document Type: Article

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