Local government reform in scotland: Managing the transition

Local Government Reorganisation: The Review and its Aftermath

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 73-89

  Midwinter, Arthur ^a   McGarvey, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85070576061     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315037998-10     Document Type: Chapter

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