Governance in the UK public sector: The involvement of the governing board

Public Administration

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-110

  Farrell, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 17044427539     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-3298.2005.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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