Evaluating the Best Value framework in UK local government services

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-196

  McAdam, Rodney ^a   Walker, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE; SERVICE PROVISION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4043081888     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.275     Document Type: Article

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