The politics of budget consolidation in Britain and Germany: The impact of blame avoidance opportunities

West European Politics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1120-1138

  Zohlnhöfer, Reimut ^a  

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BUDGET DEFICIT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY STRATEGY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36248997684     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380701617498     Document Type: Article

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