Central grants and local spending in Britain: A reappraisal of the post-layfield period

Local Government Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 49-73

  Midwinter, Arthur ^a   Carmichael, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZATION; FISCAL POLICY; PUBLIC SPENDING; TAX SYSTEM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036759583     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714004156     Document Type: Article

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