Credible governance? Transparency, political control, the personal vote and British quangos

Political Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 807-829

  Bertelli, Anthony M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 55149097490     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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