The rise and rise of public private partnerships: Challenges for public accountability

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 13, Issue 31, 2003, Pages 2-14

  Watson, David ^a  

^a Committee of the Queensland parliament ^*  (Australia)

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EID: 26944498855     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2001.tb00167.x     Document Type: Article

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