Has devolution increased democratic accountability?

Public Money and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 145-152

  Ezzamel, Mahmoud ^a   Hyndman, Noel S ^b   Johnsen, Åge ^c   Lapsley, Irvine ^c,d   Pallot, June ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 2642554522     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2004.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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