Social and environmental reporting in local authorities: A new Italian fashion?

Public Management Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-176

  Marcuccio, Manila ^a   Steccolini, Ileana ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accountability; Local government; Management fashion; Public sector reform; Social reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745713643     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719030500090444     Document Type: Article

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