Budget reform and legislative control in Sweden

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 313-332

  Wehner, Joachim ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Budgeting; Fiscal policy; Legislative committees; Parliament; Public expenditure; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847676211     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760601122704     Document Type: Review

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