Traditional contracts as partnerships: Effective accountability in social services contracts in the American states

The Challenge of Public-Private Partnerships: Learning from International Experience

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 117-143

  Johnston, Jocelyn M ^a   Romzek, Barbara S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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