Executive agencies and joined-up government in the UK

Unbundled Government: A Critical Analysis of the Global Trend to Agencies, Quangos and Contractualisation

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 75-93

  James, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2442589515     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203507148     Document Type: Chapter

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