Are the 'Poor' Different? The Internal Characteristics of Local Authorities in the Five Comprehensive Performance Assessment Groups

Public Money and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-18

  Boyne, George ^a   Enticott, Gareth ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1142302883     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2004.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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