The bureaucrat who fell under a bus: Ministerial responsibility, executive agencies and the Derek Lewis affair in Britain

Governance

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-229

  Polidano, Charles ^a  

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EID: 0033474136     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0952-1895.981999098     Document Type: Article

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