Policy-making in central-local government relations: Balancing local autonomy, macroeconomic control, and sectoral policy goals

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-264

  Blom Hansen, Jens ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL-LOCAL RELATIONS; ECONOMIC PLANNING; MACROECONOMICS; POLICY MAKING;

SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0033507384     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X99000690     Document Type: Article

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