Service charters: Reshaping trust in government - The case of Spain

Public Administration Review

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 687-699

  Torres, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

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EID: 29144469272     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2005.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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