The actual evaluation of school PFI bids for value for money in the UK public sector

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1321-1345

  Khadaroo, Iqbal ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

New public management; Northern Ireland; Private finance initiative; Public private partnerships; Schools; UK; Value for money

Indexed keywords

EID: 55449136747     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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