Franchising in government: Can a principal-agent perspective be the first step toward the development of a theory?

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 478-494

  Halachmi, Arie ^a  

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EID: 0030376231     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1996.tb01641.x     Document Type: Review

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