External regulation and best value in local government

Public Money and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 7-12

  Boyne, George ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002454746     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00217     Document Type: Article

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