Sending in the consultants: Development agencies, the private sector and the reform of public finance in low-income countries

International Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 314-343

  Fyson, Sara ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Accountability; Consultants; Development policy; New Public Management; NPM; PFM; Public Financial Management; Public procurement; Public sector reform; World Bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849129991     PISSN: 17400600     EISSN: 17400619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2009.023495     Document Type: Article

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