The new managerialism and the policy influence of consultants in government: An historical-institutionalist analysis of Britain, Canada and France

Governance

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 319-356

  Saint Martin, Denis ^a  

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DOI: 10.1111/0952-1895.00074     Document Type: Article

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