This article introduces the Special Issue on UK public policy. The papers in this Special Issue draw on some of the analysis in a series of IFS briefing notes on tax, spending and other policy reforms, published in the run-up to the 2015 general election in the UK.
Journal article details
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2015.12060
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Issue
- September 2015
Suggested citation
Crawford, R. and Johnson, P. (2015), 'The UK Coalition Government's Record, and Challenges for the Future', Fiscal Studies, Volume 36, No. 3, September 2015, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5890.2015.12060
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