Risk financing in UK local authorities: Is there a case for risk pooling?

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 563-578

  Hood, John ^a   Young, Peter ^a,b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Insurance; Local authorities; Risk management; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

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

EID: 24744455317     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550510616779     Document Type: Article

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