Bewitched or Bewildered? 'Facts' and 'Values' in Audit Commission Texts

Local Government Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 19-43

  Humphrey, Jill C ^a  

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EID: 0012220810     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714004098     Document Type: Article

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