Governing as New Labour: An inside account of the blair and brown years

Political Studies Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-162

  Diamond, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core executive; Delivery; Governance; New Labour; Public management

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GOVERNMENT; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL REFORM; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79953805313     PISSN: 14789299     EISSN: 14789302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-9302.2011.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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