On the 'economic dividend' of devolution

Regional Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 405-420

  Rodríguez Pose, Andrés ^a   Gill, Nicholas ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devolution; Economic development; Economic governance; Efficiency; Equity; Institutions

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; DEVOLUTION; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EID: 22944447497     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400500128390     Document Type: Review

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