Accountability in street-level organizations

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 317-336

  Brodkin, Evelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Performance measurement; Public management; Street level bureaucracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049109043     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690701590587     Document Type: Review

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