The Impact of Best Value on Local Authority Performance: Evidence from the Welsh Pilots

Local Government Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 44-68

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

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EID: 0011217267     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714004097     Document Type: Article

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