Local government reorganisation in the UK: Decentralisation or corporatism?

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-261

  Fenwick, John ^a   Bailey, Mark ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Local government; Local government reform; Public administration; Reorganization; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986084386     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513559910267404     Document Type: Article

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