The role of the chancellor of the Exchequer in the making of educational policy: Kenneth Baker and the Lawson factor?

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 715-732

  Ribbins, Peter ^a,c   Sherratt, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Great Barr School   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chancellors of the Exchequer; Nigel Lawson; Policy making; Prime ministers

Indexed keywords

EID: 10444249616     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0268093042000300472     Document Type: Review

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