Double-Devolution or double-dealing? The local government white paper and the lyons review

Local Government Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-22

  Davies, Jonathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; REFORM PROCESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LYONS; RHONE; RHONE-ALPES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37049005813     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930701770397     Document Type: Review

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