Facilitating choice in english local government

Economic Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-17

  Bailey, Stephen J ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MANAGEMENT; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 33644810992     PISSN: 02650665     EISSN: 14680270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2006.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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