Best value in transitional countries?

Public Management Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-106

  Tonnisson, Kristiina ^a   Wilson, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best value; Estonia; Local government management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947252304     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719030601181241     Document Type: Article

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