'Hardware, software or network connection?' Theorizing crisis in the UK next steps agencies

Public Administration

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 547-566

  Gains, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4444237296     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-3298.2004.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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