Inspecting for improvement? Emerging patterns of public service regulation in the UK

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 410-422

  Downe, James ^a   Martin, Steve ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE; SOCIAL POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250851363     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c59m     Document Type: Article

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