The retrenchment hypothesis and the extension of the franchise in England and Wales

Economic Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 547, 2010, Pages 990-1020

  Aidt, Toke S ^a   Daunton, Martin ^b   Dutta, Jayasri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; ECONOMIC REFORM; PUBLIC SPENDING; TAX SYSTEM; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 77956239569     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02344.x     Document Type: Article

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