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Local government spending and central control

Keating, Michael (1985) Local government spending and central control. Quarterly Economic Commentary, 10 (4). pp. 69-63. ISSN 0306-7866

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    Abstract

    Since 1976 successive governments have sought to limit local government spending in Scotland, as in England and Wales. Their reasons for doing so are contentious and sometimes rather confused. This economic perspective reappraises the controls open to the Secretary of State and what their effects are.

    Author(s):Keating, Michael
    Item type:Article
    ID code:51829
    Keywords:miners' strike, British industry, coal industry, National Union of Miners (NUM), pit closures, Public Finance, Local government Municipal government, Public Administration, Finance
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Public Finance
    Political Science > Local government Municipal government
    Department:Strathclyde Business School > Fraser of Allander Institute
    Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > Government
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:20 Feb 2015 16:34
    Last modified:05 Jun 2019 01:50
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/51829
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