The contracting quandary: Managing local authority - VNPO relations

Local Government Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-83

  Schwartz, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 15744369463     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003013042000332864     Document Type: Article

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