Is regional centralism inevitable? The case of the Welsh Assembly;Le centralisme régional, est-il inéluctable?: étude de cas de l'Assemblée galloise

Regional Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 213-223

  Laffin, Martin ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devolution; England; Regional government; Regionalism; Wales

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGIONALISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2142770383     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034340042000190181     Document Type: Article

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