The dynamics of devolution processing in legalistic countries: Organizational change in the Italian public sector

Public Administration

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 737-770

  Ongaro, Edoardo ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEVOLUTION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747153858     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2006.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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