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Mutinous mood.
- Source :
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Economist . 7/6/1996, Vol. 340 Issue 7973, p50-51. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Presents information related to a row over plans to privatize armed-forces housing on John Redwood, a rival Eurosceptic leader. Focus on service families fearing that the new owners will sell off the best homes and thus destroy "patches", the close-knit neighborhoods that breed esprit de corps; Reports that the rents will still be set by a government body and paid to the ministry; Details of poor morale in the forces that has bred cynicism, the point of the privatization is widely thought to be to pay for pre-election tax-cuts.
- Subjects :
- *POOR people
*SOCIAL groups
*RENT
*TAX cuts
*ECONOMIC policy
*PRIVATIZATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00130613
- Volume :
- 340
- Issue :
- 7973
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Economist
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 9607117633