Transforming social security benefits administration for the twenty-first century: Towards one-stop services and the client group principle?

Public Administration

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-179

  Bellamy, Christine ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000304336     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1996.tb00864.x     Document Type: Article

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