Political manipulation or feedback in English local authorities' standard spending assessments? The case of the abolition of the Inner London education authority

Public Administration

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 629-647

  Gibson, John ^a  

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EID: 0040888792     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00129     Document Type: Article

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