The threat of privatization: The impetus behind government performance

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1141-1155

  Price, Byron E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Privatization; Productivity; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548427896     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690701225325     Document Type: Article

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