The new politics of local spending: Central-local financial relations under scottish devolution

Public Money and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 37-46

  Midwinter, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036011392     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00306     Document Type: Article

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