Management reform in Flemish Public Centres for Social Welfare: Examining organisational change

Local Government Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 389-411

  Windels, Paul ^a   Christiaens, Johan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; STATE ROLE; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 33746242296     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930600792864     Document Type: Article

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