Contracting in theory and in practice: Some evidence from the NHS

Public Administration

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-66

  Bennett, Chris ^a   Ferlie, Ewan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002136591     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1996.tb00857.x     Document Type: Article

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