A political perspective on contracting out: The politics of good times. Experiences from Danish local governments

Governance

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Pallesen, Thomas ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 4644249006     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0952-1895.2004.00258.x     Document Type: Review

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