Productivity measurement and enterprise bargaining - The local government perspective

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 12, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 470-481

  Hodgkinson, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Enterprise economics; Local authorities; Productivity; Public administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0942295070     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513559910301342     Document Type: Review

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