Common law - Common mistakes? Protecting whistleblowers in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 643-658

  De Maria, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Common law; New Zealand; South Africa; United Kingdom; Whistle blowing

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; PLANNING PRACTICE; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750608850     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550610704671     Document Type: Article

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