Comprehensive and incremental budgeting in education: The construction and management of formula funding in three English local education authorities

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 4-37

  Edwards, Pam ^a   Ezzamel, Mahmoud ^b   Robson, Keith ^a   Taylor, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986051099     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579610129408     Document Type: Article

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