Should Central Government Seek to Control the Level of Local Authority Expenditures?

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 265-285

  Fender, John ^a   Watt, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346045813     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2002.tb00061.x     Document Type: Article

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