Best Value in Welsh Local Government: Progress and Prospects

Local Government Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 68-86

  Boyne, George A ^a   Gould Williams, Julian ^a   Law, Jennifer ^b   Walker, Richard ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002523081     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003939908433948     Document Type: Article

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