Devolution and inequality: A failure to create a community of equals?

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 523-538

  Morelli, Carlo J ^a   Seaman, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BHPS; Devolution; Equality; Gini coefficient; Social inclusion; UK

Indexed keywords

DEVOLUTION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35348990315     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2007.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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