The economics of managerialism and the drive for efficiency in policing

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 509-523

  Drake, Leigh M ^a   Simper, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 13244296803     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1184     Document Type: Article

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