The pork barrel politics of the towns fund: funding decisions were driven by party-political considerations, not by need
Hanretty, Chris
(2020)
The pork barrel politics of the towns fund: funding decisions were driven by party-political considerations, not by need
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The Towns Fund is a scheme designed to support towns across England, particularly those with high levels of income deprivation. Chris Hanretty takes a look at the selection of towns invited to bid for funding under the scheme. He finds that the funding decisions were driven by party-political considerations, not by need.
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| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 24 Nov 2020 10:39 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107336 |