A devolution revolution? Or problems delegated?

Published on 28 March 2017

David Phillips, associate director at IFS, gave this presentation to the LGiU's Network on the Future of Local Democracy on 28th March 2017. It touches upon some of the main changes to local government over the last few years and years ahead, and key issues that arise.

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David Phillips, associate director at IFS, gave this presentation to the LGiU's Network on the Future of Local Democracy on 28th March 2017. It touches upon some of the main changes to local government over the last few years and years ahead, and key issues that arise.

Authors

David Phillips
David Phillips

Associate Director

David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.

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Publisher
IFS

Suggested citation

Phillips, D. (2017). 'A devolution revolution? Or problems delegated?' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/devolution-revolution-or-problems-delegated-0 (accessed: 16 April 2024).

Grant

Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), 2015-2020

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