Competitive tendering and best value in local government

Public Money and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 23-29

  Boyne, George ^a   Gould Williams, Julian ^a   Law, Jennifer ^b   Walker, Richard ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346251672     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00185     Document Type: Article

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