Regional policy effectiveness and local governance issues: Some welsh perspectives

Policy Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-60

  Munday, Max ^a   Pickernell, David ^b   Roberts, Annette ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937336865     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442870120047721     Document Type: Article

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