Targets, indicators and milestones: What is driving area-based policy action in England?

Public Management Review

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-227

  Alcock, Pete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Area based initiatives; Health action zones; Indicators; Performance management; Targets

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644838487     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1471903042000189100     Document Type: Article

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