Is public value pluralism paramount? The intrinsic multiplicity and hybridity of public values

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 220-231

  van der Wal, Zeger ^a   van Hout, E Th J ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hybridity; Multiplicity; Public interest; Public management; Public values

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449183715     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690902732681     Document Type: Article

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