The perils and pitfalls of performance measurement: The CPA regime for local authorities in England

Public Money and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-118

  McLean, Iain ^a   Haubrich, Dirk ^a   Gutiérrez Romero, Roxana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33947621050     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2007.00566.x     Document Type: Review

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