Knowledge creation and transfer in the Beacon Scheme: Improving services through sharing good practice

Local Government Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 683-700

  Rashman, Lyndsay ^a   Downe, James ^b   Hartley, Jean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27644559588     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930500293732     Document Type: Article

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