Local Government Studies, Volume 40, Issue 5 (2014)

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Are Independent Councillors Really Conservatives in Disguise?
Colin Copus & Melvin Wingfield
Pages: 647-669
Published online: 09 Oct 2013
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Roadworks Ahead? Addressing Fraud, Corruption and Conflict of Interest in English Local Government
Alan Doig
Pages: 670-686
Published online: 09 Jan 2014
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The Great Survivor: The Persistence and Resilience of English Local Government
Peter John
Pages: 687-704
Published online: 14 Apr 2014
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The Effects of Media and their Logic on Legitimacy Sources within Local Governance Networks: A Three-Case Comparative Study
Iris Korthagen & Ingmar Van Meerkerk
Pages: 705-728
Published online: 09 Jan 2014
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Housing and Council Tax Benefits Administration in England: A Long-Term Perspective on the Performance of the Local Government Delivery System
Peter Murphy, Kirsten Greenhalgh & Martin Jones
Pages: 729-744
Published online: 26 Sep 2013
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Do Electoral Risks Moderate the Effect of Partisan and Electoral Cycles on Debt-Financed Local Spending?
José-manuel Prado-Lorenzo, Isabel-maría García-Sánchez & Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros
Pages: 745-765
Published online: 10 Jul 2013
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What Drives Intermediate Local Governments’ Spending Efficiency: The Case of French Départements
Stefan Seifert & Maria Nieswand
Pages: 766-790
Published online: 12 Aug 2013
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‘It’s Not Like Never-the-Twain-Shall-Meet’: Politician–Staff Relationship Structures in Local Government
Nathan Stocker & Michelle Thompson-Fawcett
Pages: 791-808
Published online: 11 Mar 2014
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Facilitative Mayors in Complex Environments: Why Political Will Matters
Filipe Teles
Pages: 809-829
Published online: 01 Aug 2013
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Patrick Diamond, Governing Britain: power, politics and the Prime Minister
George Jones
Pages: 830-831
Published online: 08 Jul 2014
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Régis Dandoy, Jérémy Dodeigne, Geoffroy Matagne and Min Reuchamps (eds), Les élections communales de 2012 en Wallonie
Caroline Van Wynsberghe
Pages: 831-833
Published online: 08 Jul 2014
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