The private finance initiative and value for money

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-373

  Pitt, Michael ^a   Collins, Norman ^a   Walls, Andrew ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Partnership; Private finance; Public finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746976065     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780610674534     Document Type: Review

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