Central government

Blair's Britain, 1997-2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 79-103

  Fawcett, Paul ^a,b   Rhodes, R A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 41549157452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511490828.006     Document Type: Chapter

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