Five faults and a submission: The case for the local government improvement programme

Local Government Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 655-676

  Jones, Steven P ^a,b  

^a Preston City Council   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27644525302     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930500293682     Document Type: Article

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