Best value - Total quality management for local government?

Public Money and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 9-16

  Boyne, George A ^a   Gould–Williams, Julian S ^a   Law, Jennifer ^b   Walker, Richard M ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036661524     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00313     Document Type: Article

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