From Expediency to Entrenchment: Territorial Finance in the UK and the Role of Crises in the Origins and Evolution of the Barnett Formula.

This article explains the persistence of the "Barnett formula," a mechanism for the territorial allocation of public expenditure introduced in the UK in the 1970s as an expedient during a fiscal crisis. Using a process-tracing approach, it shows how and why the formula, intended as a temporary exped...

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Published in:	Publius: The Journal of Federalism Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 388 - 410
Main Author:	Mitchell, James
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Spring2026
Subjects:	United Kingdom Public spending Financial crises Constitutional crises Intergovernmental fiscal relations
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