Differences in the performance of public organisations in Ghana: Implications for public-sector reform policy

Development Policy Review

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 693-705

  Owusu, Francis ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SERVICE; CULTURAL CHANGE; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL POLICY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33750137176     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2006.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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