Weblinks to act as supplements in your studies and provide a greater breadth of information.

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• Aggregated size of the public sector by various indicators, World Bank.  
   
• Countries by size of the public sector.
   
• General government spending, OECD.
   
• The functions of the UK government.
   
• The functions of local councils in the UK.