Does "good governance" matter? Civil service reform in China

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-75

  Chou, Bill K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

China; Civil service reform; Governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849042250     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690601052589     Document Type: Article

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