Reassessing the concept of policy termination: the case of regional policy in England

Policy Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-273

  Ferry, Martin ^a   Bachtler, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

global financial crisis; policy termination; regional policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880483535     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442872.2013.768389     Document Type: Article

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