International comparisons of output and productivity in public service provision: A review

Public Service Performance: Perspectives on Measurement and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 233-253

  O’Mahony, Mary ^a   Stevens, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 58049190624     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511488511.013     Document Type: Chapter

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