The UK's Prudential Borrowing Framework: Professional Discipline and Control

Local Government Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-229

  Bailey, Stephen ^a   Asenova, Darinka ^a   Hood, John ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Municipal borrowing; municipal governance models; Prudential Borrowing Framework; Prudential Code

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; FINANCIAL SERVICES; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859358186     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2011.615832     Document Type: Article

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