Moats, duck houses and bath plugs: Members of parliament, the expenses scandal and the use of web sites

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-406

  Allington, Nigel F B ^a,b,c   Peele, Gillian ^d  

^a DOWNING COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956160796     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: 14602482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsq010     Document Type: Article

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