Financing local government

Local Government Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 609-623

  Watt, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; FINANCIAL PROVISION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; TAX SYSTEM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 12344291281     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300393042000318012     Document Type: Article

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