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 |
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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: | 07 Nov 2019 09:09 |
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URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/51829 |
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