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.
Authors
Director
Paul has been the Director of the IFS since 2011. He is also currently visiting professor in the Department of Economics at University College London.
Rowena Crawford
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' , (2015)
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