| Accountability and quasi‐government: The role of parliamentary questions M Cole The Journal of Legislative Studies 5 (1), 77-101, 1999 | 40 | 1999 |
| Innovation, carbon emissions and the pollution haven hypothesis; Climate capitalism and global re-interpretations W Jiang, M Cole, J Sun, S Wang Journal of Environmental Management 307 (1), 114465, 2022 | 36 | 2022 |
| Revolution, evolution and local government structure: an empirical analysis of London GA Boyne, M Cole Urban Studies 35 (4), 751-768, 1998 | 31 | 1998 |
| So you think you know what local government is? M Cole, G Boyne Local Government Studies 21 (2), 191-205, 1995 | 30 | 1995 |
| UK local government: the impact of modernization on departmentalism M Cole, J Fenwick International review of administrative sciences 69 (2), 259-270, 2003 | 29 | 2003 |
| Quangos: the debate of the 1970s in Britain M Cole Contemporary British History 19 (3), 321-352, 2005 | 28 | 2005 |
| Local Government Modernisation: The Executive and Scrutiny Model. M Cole Political Quarterly 72 (2), 2001 | 26 | 2001 |
| Local government reform in Britain 1997–2001: national forces and international trends M Cole Government and Opposition 38 (2), 181-202, 2003 | 25 | 2003 |
| Executive and scrutiny reforms: the agenda and its impact at Devon County Council M Cole Local Government Studies 27 (4), 19-34, 2001 | 25 | 2001 |
| Fragmentation, Concentration, and Local Government Structure: Top-Tier Authorities in England and Wales, 1831–1996 G Boyne, M Cole Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 14 (4), 501-514, 1996 | 25 | 1996 |
| The health action zone initiative: Lessons from Plymouth M Cole Local Government Studies 29 (3), 99-117, 2003 | 22 | 2003 |
| The 2011 Welsh general election: an analysis of the latest staging post in the maturing of Welsh politics L McAllister, M Cole Parliamentary Affairs 67 (1), 172-190, 2014 | 21 | 2014 |
| Consultation in local government: a case study of practice at Devon County Council M Cole Local Government Studies 30 (2), 196-213, 2004 | 18 | 2004 |
| The role (s) of county councillors: an evaluation M Cole Local Government Studies 28 (4), 22-46, 2002 | 15 | 2002 |
| Asymmetrical public accountability: the National Assembly for Wales, questions and quangos M Cole The Political Quarterly 77 (1), 98-106, 2006 | 14 | 2006 |
| Quangos: UK ministerial responsibility in theory and practice M Cole Public policy and administration 15 (3), 32-45, 2000 | 13 | 2000 |
| UK Health action zones: political accountability and political marketing-perspectives from the South West M Cole, L Cotterill Urban Studies 42 (3), 397-416, 2005 | 12 | 2005 |
| Quasi-Government in Britain: The Origins, Persistence and Implications of the Term ¡Quango¢ M Cole Public Policy and Administration 13 (1), 65-78, 1998 | 12 | 1998 |
| Evaluating and theorising committee scrutiny: A UK comparative perspective M Cole, L McAllister Local Government Studies 41 (2), 220-239, 2015 | 11 | 2015 |
| University Students; Unions: Changing Functions, a UK and Comparative Perspectie L Guan, M Cole, F Worthington Studies in Higher Education, 2015 | 11 | 2015 |
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