Central regulation of English local authorities: An example of meta-governance?

Public Administration

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 603-621

  Kelly, Josie ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747192286     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2006.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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