Measuring the performance of community organisations in Queensland and New Zealand

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 41-51

  Ryan, Neal ^a   Brown, Kerry ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0032355068     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.1998.tb01280.x     Document Type: Article

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