The limits to public value, or rescuing responsible government from the platonic guardians

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 406-421

  Rhodes, R A W ^a   Wanna, John ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Public interest; Public management; Public value; Westminister

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049005536     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: 14678500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2007.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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