Commercial-in-confidence: An obituary to transparency?

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 92-109

  De Maria, William ^a  

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EID: 0035541724     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8500.00252     Document Type: Article

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