What is public service improvement?

Public Administration

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-227

  Boyne, George A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE;

EID: 0037660616     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00343     Document Type: Article

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