Closer to the customer? local government and international experience

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 45-55

  Fenwick, John ^a   Snape, Stephanie ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008038436     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095207679601100403     Document Type: Article

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