Machinery of government and standards in public service: Teaching new dogs old tricks

Economy and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 148-167

  du Gay, Paul ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Constitution; Government; Managerialism; Public service

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM; COST; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 31344461809     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140500465949     Document Type: Review

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