Embeddedness of UK devolution finance within the public expenditure system

Regional Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-518

  Heald, David ^a   McLeod, Alasdair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barnett formula; Devolution finance; Public expenditure planning; Transparency; UK territorial public finance

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; FINANCIAL POLICY; PUBLIC SPENDING;

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

EID: 22944439780     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400500128556     Document Type: Article

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