Territorial politics in hard times: The welfare state under pressure in Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-419

  Greer, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL ORGANIZATION; REGIONAL POLITICS; TERRITORIALITY; WELFARE PROVISION;

SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77953708132     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c09116     Document Type: Article

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