The production and management of evidence for public service reform

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-251

  Shepherd, Jonathan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence; Public services; Quality; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250216311     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426407781172225     Document Type: Article

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