Reorganisation, reorganisation, reorganisation: A critical analysis of the sequence of local government reorganisation initiatives, 1979-2008

Local Government Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-74

  Leach, Steve ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central local relations; Local government; Politics; Sizeism; Two tier; Unitary

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL-LOCAL RELATIONS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 61549115567     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930802574433     Document Type: Article

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