Local politics, central power: The future of representative local government in England

Local Government Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-480

  Coulson, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

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

EID: 12344299382     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300393042000318941     Document Type: Article

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