The challenge of competitive procurement: Value for money versus small business support

Public Money and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 307-314

  Loader, Kim ^a  

^a University of Teesside   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35348837330     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2007.00601.x     Document Type: Article

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