Coordinating the government bureaucracy in Hong Kong: An institutional analysis

Governance

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 633-654

  Lam, Wai Fung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 26444552925     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0491.2005.00295.x     Document Type: Review

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